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Two oil tankers struck Iranian naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz on 17 October 2026.

Open Claimed by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on 17 October 2026.

Next check: 16 November 2026.

The statement

The IRGC Navy said two oil tankers, each carrying about two million barrels of crude, caught fire after hitting naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz after switching off positioning systems and using a route Iran had not authorised, and that one was crossing "with US support".

Mixed audience · en

Origin of the claim Al Jazeera Media · Government of Qatar origin: IRGC Navy statement carried by IRNA · published 2026-10-18 00:00 UTC
Origin of the claim gCaptain Media · Unaffiliated origin: IRGC Navy statement carried by IRNA · published 2026-10-17 00:00 UTC

Verdict history

When	From	To	Why
2026-10-30 18:00 UTC	2026-11-03	2026-11-16	Checked in the one-time pass of 30 Oct 2026: still open. The record has no independent report of two tankers hitting mines on 17 October; ev-20261027-z2e5 notes a series of similar IRGC mine claims that were not substantiated, and JMIC found no evidence a mine sank the GFS Pride (ev-20261027-2fph). Next check on the ladder from 2026-10-17 (7 days, 30 days, then quarterly).

Cite or reuse

The War Record, claim cl-20261027-s44x, revision 2, https://thewarrecord.com/claims/cl-20261027-s44x/

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