Iran's IRGC says two tankers and a tugboat caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz

Summary

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said two oil tankers and a tugboat caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz. According to the statement, the incidents happened separately as the vessels tried to pass through a route the IRGC described as unauthorised. One large oil tanker was said to have hit a mine and caught fire while passing through what the IRGC called an illegal southern passageway, and another supertanker leaving the eastern section of the waterway was caught in a massive fire. A tugboat sent to fight the blaze then burst into flames. The IRGC blamed US policy for pushing vessels through mined passages and said Washington would have avoided heavy losses and political defeats with better foresight. The report relies on the IRGC's statement, and it gives no independent confirmation.

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1. Middle East Eye

   5 Nov 2026, 04:58 UTCSource ↗

   Middle East Eye reports that Iran's IRGC says two oil tankers and a tugboat caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz after the vessels tried to use an unauthorised route.