In a statement on Wednesday, the IRGC Navy said the oil tankers had attempted to leave the waterway through an unauthorized passage under the protection of aircraft belonging to the US military's plundering and aggressor forces.

The statement said the two vessels had switched off their navigation and identification systems and were attempting to cross the Strait under the guidance of an officer from the US aggressor military when they struck naval mines.

It added that despite efforts by the vessels' accomplices to extinguish the fires, both tankers remained engulfed in flames and have been abandoned. The naval mines, it said, have thwarted the smugglers' attempt and added another chapter to the "black record" of CENTCOM commander Brad Cooper.

The IRGC Navy also ridiculed US military officials, saying they do not need to stage a media spectacle by flying helicopters over an area outside the Strait of Hormuz to prove their claims.

"Aerial photographs of the Strait of Hormuz show the whole story without censorship," the statement added.