伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队（IRGC）海军周五表示，两艘超大型油轮在霍尔木兹海峡南部触及水雷，引发爆炸和大火，导致引擎瘫痪，迫使船员弃船。
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said on Friday that two supertankers struck naval mines in the southern Strait of Hormuz, triggering explosions and fires that disabled their engines and forced their crews to abandon the vessels.
据官方通讯社IRNA援引的一份声明，革命卫队海军称，这两艘油轮试图通过霍尔木兹海峡南部一条“未经授权的航道”。
In a statement carried by state news agency IRNA, the IRGC Navy said the two tankers attempted to navigate through an “unauthorized route” in the southern part of the strategic waterway.
革命卫队表示，船只引擎室发生爆炸和剧烈大火，导致两艘油轮均瘫痪搁浅。声明称，这两艘船装载的原油总量超过450万桶。声明补充说，船员随后在霍尔木兹海峡南部海岸附近弃船。
The IRGC said explosions and intense fires in the vessels’ engine rooms left both tankers disabled and stranded. According to the statement, the vessels were carrying a combined cargo of more than 4.5 million barrels of crude oil. The tankers were subsequently abandoned by their crews near the southern coast of the Strait of Hormuz, it added.
该海峡是连接波斯湾和阿曼湾的战略水道，也是全球石油运输的主要航线。
The strait is a strategic waterway connecting the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and a major route for global oil shipments.
在与美国就海上安全和水道控制权的持续对峙中，伊朗曾多次警告船只不要航经其认为未经授权的航道。美国和以色列于2月下旬对伊斯兰共和国发动战争，尽管已达成停火和就最终和平协议签署备忘录，冲突尚未解决。据称，美国和以色列计划在11月3日中期选举后发动新的袭击。
Iran has repeatedly warned vessels against navigating through routes it considers unauthorized, amid an ongoing confrontation with the US over maritime security and control of the waterway. The US and Israel launched a war on the Islamic Republic in late February and the conflict has yet to be settled despite a ceasefire and memorandum to agree on a final peace deal. The US and Israel are said to have planned renewed attacks after the midterm elections on Nov. 3.