Iran¡¯s Revolutionary Guard said Saturday that two oil tankers exploded after hitting mines in the Strait of Hormuz, as the United States and Tehran continued to trade drone and missile strikes.

¡°An hour ago, two oil tankers, which were trying to pass through the minefield south of the Strait of Hormuz by deceptive American intelligence agencies, exploded and caught fire,¡± the Guard said in a statement published by state news agency IRNA, without identifying the tankers.

The Revolutionary Guard also said on state television they ¡°stopped¡± four ships trying to transit the critical waterway.