Two oil tankers were damaged by naval mines during an unauthorized crossing of the Strait of Hormuz, according to a statement from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy published by the IRNA state news agency. The IRGC noted that the vessels had deliberately deactivated their tracking and navigation systems to complete the transit secretly. Following the blasts, two other tankers attempting undisclosed voyages heeded warnings from the IRGC traffic control centre, successfully altering course and retreating back toward the Persian Gulf.
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Iranian state media reported that the IRGC Naval Force detected multiple unauthorized att…: Iranian state media reported that the IRGC Naval Force detected multiple unauthorized attempts to cross the strait.
The IRGC Naval Force traffic control centre actively intervened to divert other commercia…: The IRGC Naval Force traffic control centre actively intervened to divert other commercial vessels from the area.
Disabling vessel navigation systems in the Strait of Hormuz creates severe risks involvin…: Disabling vessel navigation systems in the Strait of Hormuz creates severe risks involving active naval mines.
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Iran’s IRGC says two oil tankers hit mines in Strait of Hormuz
14 November 2026 22:20 GMT
Two oil tankers struck naval mines as they tried to cross the Strait of Hormuz “secretly”, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy says.
In a statement published by Iran’s state news agency IRNA, the navy said the ships switched off their tracking and navigation equipment and took an “unauthorised” route.
“Following the explosions of these two tankers, two other tankers that were attempting to transit secretly complied with the warnings from the Naval Force’s traffic control centre in the Strait of Hormuz and returned towards the waters of the Persian Gulf,” the IRGC said.
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