Single source · Strait of Hormuz (approximate) ·
The IRGC Navy says two oil tankers caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz on 10 November 2026 after crossing a route it calls unauthorised. It says one struck a naval mine and the other had an incident while under the protection of US fighter jets, which the US military has not confirmed. Relays differ on the second tanker's cause and some say both hit mines, but every report traces back to the same IRGC statement, and an Israel's Top News clip shows a tanker fire without establishing its origin.
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Verification
Single source: 1 independent source.
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One origin has reported this. That is not a sign it is wrong; nobody else has reported it yet.
What we know and what remains unclear
Each detail the reports give, by how many independent origins reported it. An origin is the outlet or channel where a claim first appeared; reposts count once. Confidence in the event is not confidence in each detail. This counts reports: it is not a measure of accuracy, and it does not change the event's status. "Reports differ" means two origins gave values that cannot both be true; it is about that detail, not about whether the incident happened.
Reported by one source or disputed
- Target: oil tanker described as a supertanker · 1 origin, reports differ
- Target: second tanker · 1 origin, reports differ
- Target: very large crude carrier tanker · 1 origin, reports differ
- What happened: Naval incident · 1 origin
- Place: Strait of Hormuz (approx.) · 1 origin
All details
| Detail | Reported | Reported by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| What happened | Naval incident | IRGC (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @TPOnow (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram)) | One origin |
| Place | Strait of Hormuz (approx.) | IRGC (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @TPOnow (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram)) | One origin |
| Time | 10 Nov (local date) | IRGC (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @TPOnow (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram)) | One origin |
| Who did it | IRGC Navy | IRGC (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @TPOnow (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram)) | One origin |
| Target | oil tanker described as a supertanker | IRGC (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @TPOnow (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram)) | Reports differ |
| Target | second tanker | IRGC (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @TPOnow (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram)) | Reports differ |
| Target | two oil tankers | IRGC (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @TPOnow (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram)) | One origin |
| Target | very large crude carrier tanker | IRGC (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @TPOnow (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram)) | Reports differ |
1 more value not shown.
Sources
- ME Observer (Telegram),
- @isna94 (Telegram),
- @alhadath_brk (Telegram),
- @farsna (Telegram),
- @clashreport (Telegram),
- Iran in Arabic,
- @wfwitness (Telegram),
- @presstv (Telegram),
- ME Observer (Telegram),
- Al Jazeera Arabic (Telegram),
- @mtvlebanonnews (Telegram),
- @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram),
- @TPOnow (Telegram),
- @mtvlebanonnews (Telegram),
- @TPOnow (Telegram),
- Middle East Eye,
- @TPOnow (Telegram),
- ME Observer (Telegram),
- Anadolu Agency (Middle East),
- Anadolu Ajansı,
- @tabzlive (Telegram),
Changes
Changed once. This event in the corrections and audit log
- : Unverified
- : Unverified to Single source
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