A third violating tanker on the unauthorised route hit a sea mine and was burning east of the Strait of Hormuz.

Open Claimed by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on 10 November 2026.

Next check: 17 November 2026.

The statement

The IRGC Navy said a third 'violating' tanker on the unauthorised route hit a sea mine on the afternoon of 10 November and was burning east of the Strait of Hormuz, Mehr News Agency reported; Reuters, citing IRIB, reported the IRGC as saying an oil tanker caught fire after hitting a naval mine. It named no vessel. No source links this account to the tanker UKMTO said was struck off Lima, Oman, that afternoon.

Mixed audience · fa

1. Where the claim was made Mehr News Agency Media · Government of Iran origin: IRGC Navy public relations statement on a third tanker, 10 Nov · published 2026-11-10 00:00 UTC
2. Where the claim was made Khaleej Times Media · Government of the United Arab Emirates origin: IRGC Navy public relations statement on a third tanker, 10 Nov · published 2026-11-10 00:00 UTC
3. Where the claim was made ANA Media · Not yet classified origin: IRGC Navy public relations statement on a third tanker, 10 Nov · published 2026-11-10 00:00 UTC
4. Where the claim was made Al Jazeera Arabic Media · Not yet classified origin: IRGC Navy public relations statement on a third tanker, 10 Nov · published 2026-11-10 00:00 UTC

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