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The US-Israel-Iran war · The Strait of Hormuz and the sea lanes

IRGC claims another supertanker hit a mine and caught fire south of the strait; evidence is not produced

Reportedon one origin only: 1 distinct origin, 1 tied to no party.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards claimed on 20 October that a supertanker caught fire after striking a naval mine south of the Strait of Hormuz, the latest in a series of similar claims that had not been independently substantiated, gCaptain reported. Bloomberg reported Iranian attacks were hitting more ships and causing more severe damage, including to engine rooms, than earlier in the war.

When
20 October 2026
Where
Strait of Hormuz, No single country
What
mine strike, vessel
Acting party
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Attribution
Attributed by one source. Only the IRGC reported the incident.
In the record
Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · backfilled

Sources

  1. Origin of the claim gCaptain Media · Unaffiliated origin: IRGC statement · published 2026-10-20 00:00 UTC
  2. Evidence gCaptain Media · Unaffiliated origin: Bloomberg analysis · published 2026-10-20 00:00 UTC

History

WhenFieldFromToWhy
2026-10-27 21:03 UTCstatusnullreportedP1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule

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The War Record, "IRGC claims another supertanker hit a mine and caught fire south of the strait; evidence is not produced", ev-20261027-z2e5, revision 1, https://thewarrecord.com/events/ev-20261027-z2e5/

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