Single source · Strait of Hormuz (approximate) ·
The IRGC Navy says two oil tankers exploded or caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz on 10 November 2026 while using a route it describes as unauthorised, and that one struck a naval mine. The IRGC Navy says the other, reportedly under US fighter escort, suffered an incident. Relays differ on the count, with some giving one supertanker, and on the cause of the second fire. Israel's Top News, relayed by Middle East Observer, shows footage of an oil tanker on fire after a suspected mine explosion, but no independent confirmation of the cause or the second tanker was found.
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Reported by one source or disputed
- Target: oil tanker described as a supertanker · 1 origin, reports differ
- Target: second tanker · 1 origin, reports differ
- Target: very large crude carrier tanker · 1 origin, reports differ
- What happened: Naval incident · 1 origin
- Place: Strait of Hormuz (approx.) · 1 origin
All details
| Detail | Reported | Reported by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| What happened | Naval incident | IRGC (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @TPOnow (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram)) | One origin |
| Place | Strait of Hormuz (approx.) | IRGC (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @TPOnow (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram)) | One origin |
| Time | 10 Nov (local date) | IRGC (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @TPOnow (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram)) | One origin |
| Who did it | IRGC Navy | IRGC (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @TPOnow (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram)) | One origin |
| Target | oil tanker described as a supertanker | IRGC (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @TPOnow (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram)) | Reports differ |
| Target | second tanker | IRGC (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @TPOnow (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram)) | Reports differ |
| Target | two oil tankers | IRGC (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @TPOnow (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram)) | One origin |
| Target | very large crude carrier tanker | IRGC (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @TPOnow (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram)) | Reports differ |
1 more value not shown.
Sources
- ME Observer (Telegram),
- @isna94 (Telegram),
- @alhadath_brk (Telegram),
- @farsna (Telegram),
- @clashreport (Telegram),
- Iran in Arabic,
- @wfwitness (Telegram),
- @presstv (Telegram),
- ME Observer (Telegram),
- Al Jazeera Arabic (Telegram),
- @mtvlebanonnews (Telegram),
- @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram),
- @TPOnow (Telegram),
- @mtvlebanonnews (Telegram),
- @TPOnow (Telegram),
- Middle East Eye,
- @TPOnow (Telegram),
- ME Observer (Telegram),
- Anadolu Agency (Middle East),
- Anadolu Ajansı,
Changes
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- : Unverified to Single source
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