Iranian navy says tanker hit naval mine and caught fire east of Strait of Hormuz

Single source · Strait of Hormuz (approximate: Eastern Strait of Hormuz) · 2026-11-02 04:30 UTC

The Iranian Navy says an oil tanker caught fire after hitting a naval mine in a restricted area east of the Strait of Hormuz, and that the vessel had switched its navigation systems off. IRNA says the tanker was on an unauthorized route and the fire broke out early in the morning local time. Iranian, Iran-aligned and Qatari outlets relay this same navy statement, and no independent source has confirmed or denied it.

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Verification

Single source: 1 independent source.

Sources

• ME Observer (Telegram), 2026-11-02 13:02 UTC
• @farsna (Telegram), 2026-11-02 13:03 UTC
• @alhadath_brk (Telegram), 2026-11-02 13:09 UTC
• @wfwitness (Telegram), 2026-11-02 13:10 UTC
• Al Jazeera Arabic (Telegram), 2026-11-02 13:11 UTC
• @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), 2026-11-02 13:13 UTC
• @presstv (Telegram), 2026-11-02 13:13 UTC
• @clashreport (Telegram), 2026-11-02 13:19 UTC
• @TPOnow (Telegram), 2026-11-02 13:23 UTC
• Iran in Arabic, 2026-11-02 13:25 UTC
• @isna94 (Telegram), 2026-11-02 13:43 UTC
• @iranintltv (Telegram), 2026-11-02 13:43 UTC
• IRNA (English), 2026-11-02 14:32 UTC
• @tabzlive (Telegram), 2026-11-02 14:33 UTC

Changes

• 2026-11-02 13:05 UTC: Unverified
• 2026-11-02 13:07 UTC: Unverified to Single source
• 2026-11-02 14:00 UTC: Single source to Corroborated
• 2026-11-02 15:29 UTC: Corroborated to Single source

First reported 2026-11-02 13:02 UTC; last updated 2026-11-02 15:29 UTC.

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