IRGC Navy says two tankers hit mines and caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz

Single source · Strait of Hormuz (approximate) · 2026-11-13 19:30 UTC

The IRGC Navy says two tankers were damaged by naval mines and caught fire south of the Strait of Hormuz after sailing on a prohibited route with radar and positioning systems switched off, one of them a super tanker. The IRGC has also published footage it says shows another tanker burning after hitting a mine in the Strait of Hormuz. No independent source has confirmed the incident, and the figures come only from the IRGC.

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Sources

• MintPress News (Telegram), 2026-11-13 16:02 UTC
• @farsna (Telegram), 2026-11-13 20:30 UTC
• Al Jazeera Arabic (Telegram), 2026-11-13 20:35 UTC
• @presstv (Telegram), 2026-11-13 20:40 UTC
• @mtvlebanonnews (Telegram), 2026-11-13 20:42 UTC
• Iran in Arabic, 2026-11-13 20:44 UTC
• ME Observer (Telegram), 2026-11-13 20:47 UTC
• @TPOnow (Telegram), 2026-11-13 20:48 UTC
• @wfwitness (Telegram), 2026-11-13 20:52 UTC
• @tabzlive (Telegram), 2026-11-13 20:54 UTC

Changes

Changed once. This event in the corrections and audit log

• 2026-11-13 19:11 UTC: Unverified
• 2026-11-13 20:42 UTC: Unverified to Single source

First reported 2026-11-13 16:02 UTC · Last updated 2026-11-13 20:59 UTC

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