Corroborated · Strait of Hormuz (approximate) ·
The IRGC Navy says two oil tankers that had switched off navigation and identification systems exploded and caught fire after striking naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz on 14 November 2026, and that two more tankers turned back after its warnings. Several channels, including WarFront Witness, TPOnow and Tabz (Qeshm), separately reported explosions heard in the strait around the same time, but none of them independently confirmed the tankers or the mines.
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Verification
Corroborated: 3 independent sources.
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Independently reported
- What happened: Explosion · 3 origins
- Place: Strait of Hormuz (approx.) · 3 origins
Reported by one source or disputed
- What happened: Naval incident · 1 origin
- Time: 14 Nov, about 20:00 UTC · 1 origin, unverified
- Who did it: IRGC Navy (same side as another named) · 1 origin
- Who did it: IRGC (same side as another named) · 1 origin
- Who said it: IRGC Navy · 1 origin
All details
| Detail | Reported | Reported by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| What happened | Explosion | @wfwitness (Telegram); @tabzlive (Telegram) (via @alhadath_brk (Telegram), @bonzerbarry (X), @farsna (Telegram)); @TPOnow (Telegram) | Reported by 3 independent origins |
| What happened | Naval incident | @tabzlive (Telegram) (via @alhadath_brk (Telegram), @bonzerbarry (X), @farsna (Telegram)) | One origin |
| Place | Strait of Hormuz (approx.) | @wfwitness (Telegram); @tabzlive (Telegram) (via @alhadath_brk (Telegram), @bonzerbarry (X), @farsna (Telegram)); @TPOnow (Telegram) | Reported by 3 independent origins |
| Time | 14 Nov, about 20:00 UTC | @tabzlive (Telegram) (via @alhadath_brk (Telegram), @bonzerbarry (X), @farsna (Telegram)) | One origin, unverified |
| Who did it | IRGC Navy (same side as another named) | @tabzlive (Telegram) (via @alhadath_brk (Telegram), @bonzerbarry (X), @farsna (Telegram)) | One origin |
| Who did it | IRGC (same side as another named) | @tabzlive (Telegram) (via @alhadath_brk (Telegram), @bonzerbarry (X), @farsna (Telegram)) | One origin |
| Who said it | IRGC Navy | @tabzlive (Telegram) (via @alhadath_brk (Telegram), @bonzerbarry (X), @farsna (Telegram)) | One origin |
| Target | two oil tankers | @tabzlive (Telegram) (via @alhadath_brk (Telegram), @bonzerbarry (X), @farsna (Telegram)) | One origin |
| Target | oil tankers | @tabzlive (Telegram) (via @alhadath_brk (Telegram), @bonzerbarry (X), @farsna (Telegram)) | One origin, unverified |
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,
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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