Two oil tankers that tried to leave the Strait of Hormuz by an unauthorised route hit naval mines and are burning and abandoned.

Open Claimed by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on 11 November 2026.

Next check: 18 November 2026.

The statement

The IRGC Navy said two more oil tankers that tried the night before to leave the Strait of Hormuz by an unauthorised route, with navigation and identification systems switched off and under US fighter jet cover, hit naval mines and were burning and abandoned, Borna News and Shafaq News reported. It criticised CENTCOM commander Brad Cooper. No ship was named. Shafaq News also reported a UKMTO tanker incident in the strait and a separate Iranian army navy statement on a tanker fire, and said it was unclear whether they were the same vessels.

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1. Where the claim was made Borna News Media · Not yet classified origin: IRGC Navy statement, 11 Nov · published 2026-11-11 00:00 UTC
2. Where the claim was made Shafaq News Media · Independent origin: IRGC Navy statement, 11 Nov · published 2026-11-11 00:00 UTC
3. Where the claim was made IranWire Media · Independent origin: IRGC Navy statement, 11 Nov · published 2026-11-11 00:00 UTC

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