Four Oil Tankers Hit in Strait of Hormuz, IRGC Says

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says four oil tankers have been hit in the Strait of Hormuz. Bangladeshi newspaper Manab Zamin reported that the tankers were struck by mines and caught fire.

The reported strikes come as US President Donald Trump says the war on Iran will 'get wrapped up soon', indicating the conflict will end before long.

At the same time, US senators have been briefed on Trump's plan to restart the war on Iran, according to the reports.

The IRGC's claim and Trump's remarks together frame the latest state of the conflict: tankers reported hit in the strait, even as Washington speaks of the war being wrapped up soon.