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title: "Iran's IRGC Navy reports two oil tankers exploded in Strait of Hormuz"
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published: "2026-11-01T22:05:26.617Z"
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updated: "2026-11-02T00:30:11.590Z"
trust_score: 42
critic_score: 57
hype_score: 41
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# Iran's IRGC Navy reports two oil tankers exploded in Strait of Hormuz

*The incidents occurred after the vessels reportedly struck naval mines, according to Iranian state media.*

**Scores for the source reporting** (0-100, assessing the original journalism this article was written from, not this write-up): 

- Trust 42 of 100, higher is better. Central claim attributed to IRGC Navy; UKMTO also reported an incident.
- Craft 57 of 100, higher is better. Most outlets used digests, limiting the depth of reporting and analysis.
- Hype 41 of 100, lower is better. Headlines use 'exploded' and 'mines' to create urgency, but the body is factual.

Scored by MediaBias News; method at https://mediabias.news/methodology.

**The short version**

- Iran's IRGC Navy reported two oil tankers exploded in the Strait of Hormuz after striking naval mines.
- One of the vessels, a supertanker, caught fire following a powerful explosion, according to the IRGC Navy.
- The IRGC Navy alleged the tankers were using an unauthorized route and had disabled their navigation systems.
- A UK maritime agency reported a commercial ship's captain alerted them to a vessel being hit by an unidentified projectile.

Two oil tankers exploded in the Strait of Hormuz after reportedly striking naval mines, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy announced. The IRGC Navy stated that one of the vessels, a supertanker, caught fire after a significant explosion, leaving both tankers immobilized. According to the IRGC Navy, the vessels were travelling on an unauthorized route and had disabled their navigation and identification systems to avoid detection. Iranian state media also reported allegations that the vessels were operating with US military support.

Earlier on Sunday, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) issued a security alert. A commercial ship's captain reported that another vessel had been struck by an unidentified projectile in the Strait of Hormuz. It remains unclear if the UKMTO alert and the incidents reported by the IRGC involved the same vessels.

## Disputed details

The IRGC Navy claimed the vessels were using an unauthorized route and had disabled their navigation systems. The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported a commercial ship's captain reported another vessel was hit by an unidentified projectile. It is unclear if the UKMTO alert and the IRGC reported incidents involved the same vessels.

## What the coverage left out

None of the left-rated reports covered this story. The centre-rated reports did not mention the IRGC's allegation that the vessels were operating with US military support. None of the right-rated reports mentioned the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) alert about a vessel being hit by an unidentified projectile.

## Who covered it

Shares of the 17 covering outlets with a published leaning rating:

- Left: 12% (2)
- Centre: 23% (4)
- Right: 65% (11)

24 of 41 covering outlets carried no usable leaning rating and were excluded from those percentages. Coverage measured 2026-11-01T23:59:16.662Z.

**Coverage watch:** developing. Checked 10 times; 2 checks found a material change. Most recently checked 2026-11-02T00:30:11.590Z.

## How the sides framed it

### Left

- The left-rated outlets reported that Iran's IRGC stated two oil tankers struck mines in the Strait of Hormuz. One tanker, described as a supertanker, caught fire after an explosion. The IRGC said the vessels were using an unauthorized route.
- The reports noted the IRGC claimed the tankers had turned off their navigation systems and were attempting to pass secretly with US military support. The names of the ships were not provided, nor was there mention of casualties.
- The in.gr report also mentioned a separate incident involving a Qatar LNG tanker being hit in the Gulf. This report included condemnations from the Gulf Cooperation Council and Saudi Arabia.

### Centre

- The centre-rated reports led with the IRGC Navy's announcement that two oil tankers exploded after hitting mines in the Strait of Hormuz. Both reports mentioned that one of the vessels was a supertanker and caught fire after a powerful explosion. They also noted the IRGC Navy's claim that the tankers were navigating an unauthorized path. PressTV stated one vessel was engulfed in flames following a powerful explosion after navigating the unauthorized path. WTVB reported Iran's IRGC Navy said two oil tankers 'exploded' after striking mines while traveling through an 'unauthorized route'.

### Right

- The right-rated reports focused on the IRGC Navy's assertion that two oil tankers exploded after striking naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz. Four of the five right-rated reports mentioned that one of the ships was a supertanker and was on fire. The reports also highlighted the IRGC's allegations that the vessels were using an unauthorized route and had disabled their navigation systems. Protothema reported the tankers had disabled their navigation and identification systems and were trying to sneak through with the support of the US military. Arab News noted that a British maritime security agency said a vessel was struck by 'an unknown projectile' in the Strait of Hormuz.

**Provisional coverage gap:** left. The watch is not closed, so this is not yet a settled blindspot finding.

## Factuality profile of the covering outlets

These are published factuality ratings of the outlets, not a verdict on whether this story or its claims are true.

- veryLow: 1
- low: 3
- mixed: 5
- high: 7
- unknown: 24
- veryHigh: 1

## Verification scope

This page compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It is not a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true.

## Original reporting this was written from

- [EADaily](https://eadaily.com/ru/news/2026/11/02/ksir-dva-sudna-podorvalis-na-minah-v-ormuzskom-prolive) — IRGC: Two Vessels Exploded on Mines in the Strait of Ormuz
- [연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency](https://yna.co.kr/view/AKR20261102017500009) — Iran: "Two Oil Tankers Explode on Mines in Strait of Hormuz... One Catches Fire"
- [Interfax.ru](https://interfax.ru/world/1126437) — IRGC Stated that Two Tankers Had Exploded on Mines in the Strait of Ormuz
- [Orinoco Tribune](https://orinocotribune.com/iran-navy-two-violating-oil-tankers-explode-after-hitting-mines-in-strait-of-hormuz) — Iran Navy: Two Violating Oil Tankers Explode After Hitting Mines in Strait of Hormuz
- [Noticias Argentinas | Agencia de noticias](https://noticiasargentinas.com/internacionales/iran-denuncio-explosiones-de-petroleros-en-el-estrecho-de-ormuz-y-crece-la-tension-con-estados-unidos_a6ae7bd6a8632362f8261b51d) — Iran Reported Oil Tanker Explosions in the Strait of Ormuz and Tension with the United States Grows
- [Reuters](https://reuters.com/world/middle-east/irans-irgc-navy-says-two-tankers-exploded-after-hitting-mines-hormuz-2026-11-01) — Iran's IRGC Navy says two tankers 'exploded' after hitting mines in Hormuz
- [NewsBomb](https://newsbomb.gr/kosmos/story/1773626/stena-tou-ormoyz-to-iran-ypostirizei-oti-dyo-petrelaiofora-prosekrousan-se-narkes-kai-ekserragisan) — Strait of Hormuz: Iran Claims Two Oil Tankers Hit Mines and Exploded
- [La Tercera](https://latercera.com/mundo/noticia/iran-informa-de-dos-nuevas-explosiones-por-el-impacto-de-petroleros-contra-minas-en-ormuz) — Iran Reports Two New Explosions Due to the Impact of Oil Tankers on Mines in Ormuz
- [The Objective | Periodismo ethos](https://theobjective.com/internacional/2026-11-01/iran-dos-explosiones-impacto-minas-petroleros-ormuz) — Iran Reports Two New Explosions Due to the Impact of Mines on Oil Tankers in Ormuz
- [zougla.gr](https://zougla.gr/kosmos/iran-dyo-tanker-exerragisan-afotou-epesan-se-narkes) — Iran: Two Tankers Explode After Hitting Mines
- [belta.by](https://belta.by/world/view/v-ormuzskom-prolive-na-minah-podorvalis-dva-tankera-808850-2026) — Two Tankers Exploded in the Strait of Ormuz
- [regionalmedianews.com](https://regionalmedianews.com/world/irans-irgc-navy-says-two-tankers-exploded-after-hitting-mines-in-hormuz) — Iran’s IRGC Navy says two tankers ‘exploded’ after hitting mines in Hormuz - Regional Media News
- [Νέα Κρήτη](https://neakriti.gr/kosmos/2208949_stena-toy-ormoyz-ekrixi-se-dyo-petrelaiofora-apo-narkes-ti-ypostirizei-iran) — Strait of Hormuz: Explosion on Two Oil Tankers Caused by Mines – What Does Iran Claim?
- [Unknown](https://dimokratia.gr/kosmos/762072/stena-ormoyz-ekrixeis-se-dyo-tanker-meta-apo-proskroysi-se-narkes) — Strait of Hormuz: Explosions on Two Tankers After Hitting Mines
- [in.gr](https://in.gr/2026/11/01/world/stena-tou-ormouz-dyo-tanker-prosekrousan-se-narkes-lene-oi-frouroi-tis-epanastasis) — Two Tankers Hit Mines in Strait of Hormuz, Revolutionary Guards Say
- [Capital.gr](https://capital.gr/diethni/4027236/frouroi-tis-epanastasis-duo-tanker-exerragisan-meta-apo-proskrousi-se-narkes-sto-ormouz) — Revolutionary Guards: Two Tankers Exploded After Hitting Mines in Hormuz
- [Mehr News Agency](https://en.mehrnews.com/news/249085/Two-violating-oil-tankers-explode-in-Hormuz-Strait) — Two non-compliant oil tankers detonate, burn in Hormuz Strait
- [Newsit.gr](https://newsit.gr/kosmos/ekrikseis-se-dyo-tanker-pou-epesan-se-narkes-sta-stena-tou-ormouz/4812546) — Explosions on Two Tankers that Hit Mines in the Strait of Hormuz
- [rthess.gr](https://rthess.gr/kosmos/iran-dyo-tanker-exerragisan-afotou-epesan-se-narkes-sto-ormouz) — Iran: Two Tankers "Exploded" After Hitting Mines in Hormuz
- [CNN Greece](https://cnn.gr/kosmos/story/559806/iran-ekriksi-se-dyo-tanker-meta-apo-proskrousi-tous-se-narkes-sta-stena-tou-ormoyz) — Iran: Explosion on Two Tankers After Hitting Mines in the Strait of Hormuz
- [Naftemporiki](https://naftemporiki.gr/kosmos/2183006/iran-exerragisan-2-tanker-otan-epesan-se-narkes) — Iran: 2 Tankers Exploded After Hitting Mines
- [Typosthes](https://typosthes.gr/diethni/447275_iran-ekrixeis-se-dyo-tanker-meta-apo-proskroysi-se-narkes-sto-steno-toy-ormoyz) — Iran: Explosions on Two Tankers After Hitting Mines in the Strait of Hormuz
- [Nieuws.nl](https://nieuws.nl/buitenland/iran-explosies-op-2-tankers-in-straat-van-hormuz-door-zeemijnen) — Explosions on Tankers in the Strait of Hormuz Caused by Naval Mines
- [welingelichtekringen.nl](https://welingelichtekringen.nl/samenleving/iran-explosies-op-2-tankers-in-straat-van-hormuz-door-zeemijnen) — Iran: Explosions on 2 Tankers in the Strait of Hormuz Caused by Naval Mines
- [dagelijksestandaard.nl](https://dagelijksestandaard.nl/nieuws/iran-explosies-op-2-tankers-in-straat-van-hormuz-door-zeemijnen) — Iran: Explosions on 2 Tankers in the Strait of Hormuz Caused by Naval Mines
- [Business Daily](https://businessdaily.gr/diethni/241254_iran-ekrixi-se-dyo-tanker-sta-stena-toy-ormoyz-logo-narkon) — Iran: Explosions on Two Tankers Caused by Mines in Hormuz, Guards Say
- [PressTV](https://presstv.co.uk/Detail/2026/11/01/779726/irgc-navy-two-violating-oil-tankers-explode-after-hitting-mines-in-strait-of-hormuz) — IRGC Navy: Two violating oil tankers explode after hitting mines in Strait of Hormuz
- [news-pravda.com](https://news-pravda.com/russia/2026/11/01/2711221.html) — IRGC: Two tankers, including a supertanker that caught fire, struck sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz while using an unauthorized route
- [WTVB](https://wtvbam.com/2026/11/01/irans-irgc-navy-says-two-tankers-exploded-after-hitting-mines-in-hormuz) — Iran’s IRGC Navy says two tankers ‘exploded’ after hitting mines in Hormuz
- [fararu.com](https://fararu.com/fa/news/1014012/%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%81%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%AF%D9%88-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF-%D9%86%D9%81%D8%AA%DA%A9%D8%B4-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D9%86%DA%AF%D9%87-%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%B2) — Images of the Explosion of Two Oil Tankers in the Strait of Hormuz
- [Protothema](https://protothema.gr/world/article/1903953/ekrixeis-se-duo-tanker-meta-apo-proskrousi-se-narkes-sto-steno-tou-ormouz) — Explosions on Two Tankers After Hitting Mines in the Strait of Hormuz
- [onlarissa.gr](https://onlarissa.gr/2026/11/01/iran-dyo-tanker-exerragisan-meta-apo-proskrousi-se-narkes-sta-stena-tou-ormouz) — Iran: Two Tankers "Exploded" After Hitting Mines in the Strait of Hormuz - ONLARISSA.GR News Larissa
- [Noticias de Navarra](https://noticiasdenavarra.com/mundo/2026/11/01/iran-informa-nuevas-explosiones-impacto-minas-contra-petroleros-ormuz-11713545.html) — Iran Reports Two New Explosions Due to the Impact of Mines on Oil Tankers in Ormuz
- [Deia](https://deia.eus/mundo/2026/11/01/iran-informa-nuevas-explosiones-impacto-minas-contra-petroleros-ormuz-11713544.html) — Iran Reports Two New Explosions Due to the Impact of Mines on Oil Tankers in Ormuz
- [noticiasdegipuzkoa.eus](https://noticiasdegipuzkoa.eus/mundo/2026/11/01/iran-informa-nuevas-explosiones-impacto-minas-contra-petroleros-ormuz-11713547.html) — Iran Reports Two New Explosions Due to the Impact of Mines on Oil Tankers in Ormuz
- [noticiasdealava.eus](https://noticiasdealava.eus/mundo/2026/11/01/iran-informa-nuevas-explosiones-impacto-minas-contra-petroleros-ormuz-11713546.html) — Iran Reports Two New Explosions Due to the Impact of Mines on Oil Tankers in Ormuz
- [Apa](https://apa.az/asia/sepah-hormuz-bogazinda-iki-neft-tankerinde-partlayis-olub-1010221) — IRGC: Explosions on Two Oil Tankers in the Strait of Hormuz
- [The Print](https://theprint.in/world/irans-irgc-navy-says-two-tankers-exploded-after-hitting-mines-in-hormuz/3087839) — Iran's IRGC Navy says two tankers 'exploded' after hitting mines in Hormuz
- [Unknown](https://shafaq.com/en/World/IRGC-Navy-Two-oil-tankers-explode-in-Hormuz) — Shafaq News..IRGC Navy: Two oil tankers explode in Hormuz
- [ARAB NEWS](https://arabnews.com/middle-east/uk-agency-reports-vessel-strike-in-hormuz-irans-guards-say-tankers-hit-mines-3009316) — UK agency reports vessel strike in Hormuz; Iran’s Guards say tankers hit mines
- [dnews.gr](https://dnews.gr/eidhseis/kosmos/620011/stena-tou-ormoyz-dyo-deksamenoploia-ekserragisan-meta-apo-proskrousi-se-narkes) — Strait of Hormuz: Two Tankers Explode After Hitting Mines

## Questions

**What happened in the Strait of Hormuz?**

Iran's IRGC Navy reported that two oil tankers exploded in the Strait of Hormuz after striking naval mines. One of the tankers, a supertanker, caught fire. The IRGC Navy stated the vessels were using an unauthorized route and had disabled their navigation systems.

**Did any other agency report an incident in the Strait of Hormuz?**

Yes, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) issued a security alert after a commercial ship's captain reported that another vessel had been struck by an unidentified projectile in the Strait of Hormuz. It is unclear if this incident involved the same tankers.

**What claims did Iran make about the incident?**

The IRGC Navy claimed the two oil tankers exploded after hitting naval mines. They also alleged the vessels were using an unauthorized route, had disabled their navigation systems, and were operating with US military support.

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