Single source · Strait of Hormuz (approximate: Eastern Strait of Hormuz) ·
Iranian military bodies say two tankers caught fire after hitting naval mines in restricted waters in the eastern Strait of Hormuz on 12 November 2026, and say the vessels had entered a restricted zone despite warnings. Iran's armed forces put the total at four tankers on fire, two of them in an accident on a prohibited southern route, while the IRGC Navy described two supertankers struck by a massive explosion. No independent source has confirmed the incident, and all vessel counts and causes are the Iranian statements' own claims.
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Verification
Single source: 1 independent source.
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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: 2 oil tankers carrying 4 million barrels · 1 origin, reports differ
- Target: two supertankers · 1 origin, reports differ
- What happened: Naval incident · 1 origin
- Place: Strait of Hormuz (approx.) · 1 origin
- Time: 12 Nov, about 14:00 UTC · 1 origin, unverified
All details
| Detail | Reported | Reported by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| What happened | Naval incident | Iranian army (via @TPOnow (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram), @bonzerbarry (X)); Iran (via Iran in Arabic, The Times of Israel); Iranian state TV (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram)); IRGC (via @presstv (Telegram), Drop Site News); Iranian armed forces (via Arab News); army (via ME Observer (Telegram)) | 6 origins listed, counted as one; limited by the event's status |
| Place | Strait of Hormuz (approx.) | Iranian army (via @TPOnow (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram), @bonzerbarry (X)); Iran (via Iran in Arabic, The Times of Israel); Iranian state TV (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram)); IRGC (via @presstv (Telegram), Drop Site News); Iranian armed forces (via Arab News); army (via ME Observer (Telegram)) | 6 origins listed, counted as one; limited by the event's status |
| Time | 12 Nov, about 14:00 UTC | Iranian state TV (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram)); consistent with it: Iranian army (via @TPOnow (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram), @bonzerbarry (X)); Iranian armed forces (via Arab News) | One origin, unverified |
| Target | two oil tankers | Iranian army (via @TPOnow (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram), @bonzerbarry (X)); Iran (via Iran in Arabic, The Times of Israel); Iranian state TV (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram)); Iranian armed forces (via Arab News); army (via ME Observer (Telegram)) | 5 origins listed, counted as one; limited by the event's status |
| Target | 2 oil tankers carrying 4 million barrels | Iran (via Iran in Arabic, The Times of Israel) | Reports differ |
| Target | two supertankers | IRGC (via @presstv (Telegram), Drop Site News) | Reports differ |
No detail reads as independently reported while the event itself is not corroborated.
Sources
- The Times of Israel,
- ME Observer (Telegram),
- @farsna (Telegram),
- @bonzerbarry (X),
- @alhadath_brk (Telegram),
- Iran in Arabic,
- @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram),
- @presstv (Telegram),
- @TPOnow (Telegram),
- Anadolu Agency (Middle East),
- Arab News,
- Anadolu Agency (Middle East),
- Drop Site News,
Changes
Changed 2 times. This event in the corrections and audit log
- : Unverified
- : Unverified to Corroborated
- : Corroborated to Single source
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