Disputed · Strait of Hormuz (approximate) ·
The Iranian navy, and the IRGC navy in some posts, say one or two oil tankers struck naval mines and caught fire in a restricted area east or south of the Strait of Hormuz in the early hours of 14 November. Most posts describe one tanker; IRGC-attributed and some IRNA-attributed posts say two, and one headline says three. All of these accounts trace back to Iranian state statements that regional outlets relayed. A Middle East Observer Telegram post with video says the Iranian army targeted an unidentified ship after it tried to cross the strait illegally; no other source confirms this.
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Verification
Disputed: 1 independent source.
Verification describes the available evidence, not certainty that an event occurred.
Sources contradict each other about whether it happened, where, or what it was. That does not make it false, and it does not mean either side is right.
Sources disagree on:
- The Middle East Observer Telegram video post says the Iranian army targeted an unidentified ship, while the Iranian navy and IRGC navy say an oil tanker struck a naval mine and caught fire.
Sources
- ME Observer (Telegram),
- @farsna (Telegram),
- Al Jazeera Arabic (Telegram),
- @mtvlebanonnews (Telegram),
- @TPOnow (Telegram),
- @presstv (Telegram),
- @wfwitness (Telegram),
- Arab News,
- The National,
- @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram),
- IRNA (English),
- @clashreport (Telegram),
- ME Observer (Telegram),
- @isna94 (Telegram),
- Middle East Eye,
- IRNA (English),
- ME Observer (Telegram),
- @presstv (Telegram),
- ME Observer (Telegram),
Changes
Changed 2 times. This event in the corrections and audit log
- : Unverified
- : Unverified to Single source
- : Single source to Disputed
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