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Iran's Revolutionary Guards Navy said on Tuesday that two oil tankers exploded and were left burning south of the Strait of Hormuz on an unauthorized route, and IRNA carried the announcement. IRNA later reported that the IRGC Navy said a third oil tanker attempting the same route detonated after hitting a naval mine on Tuesday afternoon. The reports did not identify the owners or flags of the vessels. Reuters reported that new evidence of strikes on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and on energy infrastructure in the Middle East has emerged, even as crude prices hit two-month lows after US officials downplayed the need for additional military action. No response from Washington was reported, and the incidents add to the shipping disruption already affecting the waterway.