Strait of Hormuz Fact

Iran Reports Mine Fires on Two Crude Tankers

Iran says two crude tankers caught fire after striking mines in the Strait of Hormuz; state media put each cargo at about 2m barrels.

BY THE COMMODITIES DESK · Graves ~ 1 MIN · RECORD E1-E4 · FACTS AS OF 11:11 UTC

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said two crude-oil tankers caught fire after striking naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz. The report changes the paper’s September account of unsettled safe-route authority: it describes claimed mine strikes on tankers. [E1] [E2]

Reuters reported that state media put the cargo on each vessel at about 2 million barrels of crude. Al Jazeera said the ships’ identities and cargo origins were not immediately available. [E3] [E4]

The Record · Provenance for this story 4 references · 2 outlets · 2 independent

E1 ↩ Al Jazeera Iran’s IRGC said two crude-oil tankers caught fire after striking mines in the Strait of Hormuz. 2026-10-19T10:50:28Z

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Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/19/iran-says-two-oil-tankers-hit-mines-strait-hormuz
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E2 ↩ Al Jazeera Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has said two oil tankers, each carrying about two million barrels of crude oil, caught fire after hitting naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz. 2026-10-19T01:46:00Z

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Excerpt: "Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has said two oil tankers, each carrying about two million barrels of crude oil, caught fire after hitting naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz."
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Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/18/iran-says-two-tankers-catch-fire-after-hitting-mines-in-strait-of-hormuz
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E3 ↩ Reuters via Business Recorder State media said both tankers were carrying about 2 million barrels of crude oil. 2026-10-19T10:50:28Z

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Excerpt: "State media said both tankers were carrying about 2 million barrels of crude oil."
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Source: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40444762/iran-says-two-tankers-hit-mines-in-hormuz
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E4 ↩ Al Jazeera Information about the ships’ names or the origin of their cargo was not immediately available. 2026-10-19T10:50:28Z

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Excerpt: "Information about the ships’ names or the origin of their cargo was not immediately available."
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Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/18/iran-says-two-tankers-catch-fire-after-hitting-mines-in-strait-of-hormuz
Retrieved: 2026-10-19T10:50:28Z
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