Iran's IRGC says oil tankers caught fire in Strait of Hormuz

Summary

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Tuesday that oil tankers caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz after they took a route Tehran considers unauthorised. In a statement carried by Iranian state television, the IRGC said one supertanker hit a naval mine and exploded, while a second tanker, which it said was under the protection of US fighter jets and was trying to pass secretly through the route, had an accident and was stopped by a severe fire. A later report said one oil tanker caught fire after hitting a naval mine, and that two other tankers had caught fire earlier on Tuesday after hitting mines, according to the IRGC, so the reports differ on how many vessels were hit. The IRGC repeated its warning that the unauthorised route is unsafe and that ships cooperating with the US army and intending to use it will suffer the same fate. NDTV noted that Tehran has made multiple announcements in recent weeks saying ships had caught fire in the strait. The account rests on the IRGC's statements, and the articles give no independent confirmation.

Timeline

1. Middle East Eye

   10 Nov 2026, 11:08 UTCSource ↗

   Middle East Eye reports that Iran's IRGC says fires broke out aboard two oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz after they took a route Tehran considers unauthorised, and that a supertanker hit a naval mine and exploded.

2. NDTV

   10 Nov 2026, 15:27 UTCSource ↗

   NDTV reports that Iran's Guards say two oil tankers are on fire in the Strait of Hormuz, and notes that Tehran has made multiple announcements in recent weeks saying ships had caught fire in the strait.

3. Middle East Eye

   10 Nov 2026, 17:45 UTCSource ↗

   Middle East Eye reports, citing the IRGC via state broadcaster IRIB, that an oil tanker caught fire after hitting a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz, and that two other tankers had caught fire earlier on Tuesday after hitting mines.