Two oil tankers traversing an unauthorized route through the Strait of Hormuz came to a halt following a massive explosion.

Axar.az reports, citing Tasnim News Agency, that the Public Relations office of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy made the announcement in a statement on Thursday.

“Last night, two offending oil tankers—ignoring repeated warnings from the IRGC Navy’s Strait of Hormuz Traffic Control Center regarding the unauthorized and unsafe nature of the southern route—encountered an incident while transiting this prohibited path, resulting in a massive explosion that brought them to a standstill,” the statement reads.

“Both vessels are supertankers, collectively carrying over 4 million barrels of oil,” it said, adding that they are now engulfed in flames—a consequence of their misplaced trust in the aggressor US military.