Corroborated · Strait of Hormuz (approximate) ·
The IRGC says two oil tankers on an unauthorised southern route struck naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz on 14-15 November and caught fire; most outlets relay this one IRGC statement. The IRGC also says one supertanker carrying over two million barrels sank, a claim with no independent confirmation, while other reports give three tankers (Iranian navy, via Investing.com) or five over 48 hours (IRIB, via ME Observer). A MenchOsint satellite image shows a large tanker with AIS off, likely damaged, in the western strait, and ME Observer posts video of two burning tankers.
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Verification
Corroborated: 2 independent sources.
Verification describes the available evidence, not certainty that an event occurred.
Two or more independent origins report the same event. That is agreement between reports, not proof of every detail.
What we know and what remains unclear
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Independently reported
- What happened: Naval incident · 2 origins
- Place: Strait of Hormuz (approx.) · 2 origins
- Target: two oil tankers · 2 origins
- Target: Large oil tanker · 2 origins
Reported by one source or disputed
- What happened: Explosion · 1 origin
- Place: Persian Gulf (approx.) · 1 origin
- Place: Gulf (approx.) · 1 origin
- Time: 14 Nov, about 20:00 UTC · 1 origin, unverified
- Time: 15 Nov, 06:53 UTC · 1 origin
All details
| Detail | Reported | Reported by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| What happened | Naval incident | @isna94 (Telegram) (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @TPOnow (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram)); Iranian navy (via Investing.com); @MenchOsint (X) | 3 origins listed, counted as 2 independent |
| What happened | Explosion | @isna94 (Telegram) (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @TPOnow (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram)) | One origin |
| Place | Strait of Hormuz (approx.) | @isna94 (Telegram) (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @TPOnow (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram)); Iranian navy (via Investing.com); @MenchOsint (X) | 3 origins listed, counted as 2 independent |
| Place | Persian Gulf (approx.) | @isna94 (Telegram) (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @TPOnow (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram)) | One origin |
| Place | Gulf (approx.) | @isna94 (Telegram) (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @TPOnow (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram)) | One origin |
| Time | 14 Nov, about 20:00 UTC | @isna94 (Telegram) (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @TPOnow (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram)) | One origin, unverified |
| Time | 15 Nov, 06:53 UTC | @MenchOsint (X) | One origin |
| Time | 15 Nov, about 08:00 UTC | @isna94 (Telegram) (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @TPOnow (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram)) | One origin |
| Who did it | IRGC Navy (same side as another named) | @isna94 (Telegram) (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @TPOnow (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram)) | One origin |
| Who did it | IRGC (same side as another named) | @isna94 (Telegram) (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @TPOnow (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram)) | One origin |
| Who said it | IRGC Navy | @isna94 (Telegram) (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @TPOnow (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram)) | One origin |
| Target | two oil tankers | @isna94 (Telegram) (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @TPOnow (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram)); Iranian navy (via Investing.com) | Reported by 2 independent origins |
| Target | Large oil tanker | @isna94 (Telegram) (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @TPOnow (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram)); @MenchOsint (X) | Reported by 2 independent origins |
| Target | supertanker carrying over two million barrels of crude oil | @isna94 (Telegram) (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @TPOnow (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram)) | One origin |
Sources
- @wfwitness (Telegram),
- @wfwitness (Telegram),
- @tabzlive (Telegram),
- @TPOnow (Telegram),
- @farsna (Telegram),
- ME Observer (Telegram),
- @bonzerbarry (X),
- @tabzlive (Telegram),
- OSINTWarfare (Telegram),
- @presstv (Telegram),
- Iran in Arabic,
- Al Jazeera Arabic (Telegram),
- ME Observer (Telegram),
- @alhadath_brk (Telegram),
- @mtvlebanonnews (Telegram),
- Anadolu Agency (Middle East),
- Middle East Eye,
- @isna94 (Telegram),
- Investing.com,
- @wfwitness (Telegram),
- Rerum Novarum // Intel,
- @presstv (Telegram),
- Українські Національні Новини (УНН),
- Al Mayadeen English (Telegram),
- @TPOnow (Telegram),
- The National,
- thenationalnews.com,
- Türkiye Today,
- IRNA (English),
- Middle East Eye,
- @TPOnow (Telegram),
- Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs,
- ME Observer (Telegram),
- Middle East Eye,
- @MenchOsint (X),
- ME Observer (Telegram),
- ME Observer (Telegram),
- @isna94 (Telegram),
- @alhadath_brk (Telegram),
- @farsna (Telegram),
Changes
Changed 2 times. This event in the corrections and audit log
- : Unverified
- : Unverified to Single source
- : Single source to Corroborated
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