Disputed · Strait of Hormuz (approximate) ·
On 30 October, oil tankers caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's navy and IRGC say four tankers struck sea mines after using unauthorised routes, with one hitting a mine, and the IRGC said three tankers were halted. UKMTO says one tanker was hit by a small boat with two explosive devices attached to its hull, causing an engine-room fire that temporarily disabled it, and that the crew were safe.
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Verification
Disputed: 2 independent sources.
Sources disagree on:
- Iran's navy and IRGC say four tankers struck sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz, while UKMTO says one tanker was hit by a small boat carrying explosive devices, so the two disagree on the cause and the number of vessels.
Details by origin
Each detail, with the independent origins that reported it. An origin is the outlet or channel where a claim first appeared; reposts count once. A row counts no more independent origins than the event does above; where it lists more, it says so. This counts reports: it is not a measure of accuracy, and it does not change the event's status. "Reports differ" means two origins gave values that cannot both be true; it is about that detail, not about whether the incident happened.
| Detail | Reported | Reported by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| What happened | Naval incident | Iran (via AP News, Yahoo Finance); Iran navy (via CBS News); IRGC (via Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English, Al Jazeera English (Telegram)); UKMTO (via The Daily Star) | 4 origins listed, counted as 2, not corroborated; limited by the event's status |
| Place | Strait of Hormuz | Iran (via AP News, Yahoo Finance); Iran navy (via CBS News); IRGC (via Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English, Al Jazeera English (Telegram)); UKMTO (via The Daily Star) | 4 origins listed, counted as 2, not corroborated; limited by the event's status |
| Time | 30 Oct (local date) | IRGC (via Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English, Al Jazeera English (Telegram)) | One origin |
| Who did it | IRGC | IRGC (via Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English, Al Jazeera English (Telegram)) | One origin |
| Target | four oil tankers | Iran (via AP News, Yahoo Finance); Iran navy (via CBS News); IRGC (via Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English, Al Jazeera English (Telegram)); UKMTO (via The Daily Star) | 4 origins listed, counted as 2, not corroborated; limited by the event's status |
| Target | four vessels | Iran (via AP News, Yahoo Finance) | One origin, unverified |
| Target | supertanker carrying more than 2 million barrels of oil | IRGC (via Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English, Al Jazeera English (Telegram)) | One origin |
| Target | two other fuel ships | IRGC (via Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English, Al Jazeera English (Telegram)) | One origin |
1 more value not shown.
No detail reads as corroborated while the event itself does not.
The disagreements listed under Verification are written by the automated review; this table is computed by rules, so the two lists can differ.
Sources
- CBS News,
- Yahoo Finance,
- Middle East Eye,
- Al-Monitor,
- New York Post,
- The Daily Star,
- AP News,
- IRNA (English),
- The Business Journal,
- Al Jazeera English,
- Al Jazeera English (Telegram),
- Ynetnews,
- Al Jazeera English,
- Al Jazeera,
Changes
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- : Unverified to Single source
- : Single source to Disputed
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