Iran’s disputed tanker mine claim in the Strait of Hormuz unravels, raising questions over Tehran’s control, US pushback and the shifting balance of power at sea.

A supertanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz struck two sea mines, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Monday.

The IRGC stressed that recent US strikes on southern Iran would in no way weaken the Islamic Republic’s control over the Strait of Hormuz