Corroborated · Strait of Hormuz (approximate) ·
Several open-source and Iran-aligned accounts report US military aircraft active over the Strait of Hormuz on 2 November 2026. Reported numbers and types vary: ME Observer counts five refuelling flights with transponders on, two with transponders off, and a P-8 patrol aircraft; the Palestinian Observer counts six aerial refuelling aircraft; Iran in Arabic counts seven US Air Force naval transport aircraft and one P-8A Poseidon; MenchOsint says several US Air Force aircraft are escorting oil tankers. Residents of Qeshm Island, as relayed by IRNA via Al Jazeera Arabic and by Iran in Arabic, reported seeing two aircraft over the island, and OSINTWarfare described them as two US fighter aircraft.
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Verification
Corroborated: 6 independent sources.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Strait of Hormuz | ME Observer (Telegram); @TPOnow (Telegram); Iran in Arabic; @wfwitness (Telegram) | Reported by 4 independent origins |
| Place | Qeshm Island, Iran | IRNA (via Al Jazeera Arabic (Telegram), Al Mayadeen English (Telegram)); OSINTWarfare (Telegram); Iran in Arabic | Reported by 3 independent origins |
| Place | Eastern Strait of Hormuz | Forwarded post (https x com i status 2117351442902339715) (via @MenchOsint (X)) | One origin |
| Time | 2 Nov, about 20:00 UTC | Forwarded post (https x com i status 2117351442902339715) (via @MenchOsint (X)) | One origin |
| Time | 2 Nov (local date) | IRNA (via Al Jazeera Arabic (Telegram), Al Mayadeen English (Telegram)) | One origin |
| Who did it | US Air Force (same side as another named) | Forwarded post (https x com i status 2117351442902339715) (via @MenchOsint (X)); Iran in Arabic | 2 origins, not corroborated |
| Who did it | US (same side as another named) | @TPOnow (Telegram) | One origin |
Not corroborated by a second origin: place, time, who did it.
Sources
- ME Observer (Telegram),
- @MenchOsint (X),
- Al Jazeera Arabic (Telegram),
- @TPOnow (Telegram),
- OSINTWarfare (Telegram),
- Iran in Arabic,
- @wfwitness (Telegram),
- Iran in Arabic,
- Al Mayadeen English (Telegram),
Changes
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