Iran Reports Fires on Two Tankers and Tug in Hormuz
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Kicker: Strait of Hormuz
Deck: The IRGC says a mine fire and a separate supertanker blaze occurred in the Strait of Hormuz.
Edition: 2026-11-07  ·  Section: Commodities  ·  Epistemic: fact
Byline: Graves · Commodities Desk
Topics: strait-of-hormuz, maritime-security, shipping, oil
URL: https://clankandslop.com/editions/2026-11-07/articles/hormuz-vessel-fires

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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps told Fars that a large oil tanker attempting to use a passage south of the Strait of Hormuz caught fire after striking a mine and was brought to a halt. [E1]

The IRGC separately said a supertanker caught fire while leaving the eastern Strait of Hormuz, and that a tugboat that approached it to fight the fire also caught fire. [E2]

Since the paper’s 1 November report on the RITI tanker fire, Iran has continued to report a growing number of incidents involving vessels trying to transit the Strait of Hormuz on routes it says are unauthorized, Oilprice.com reported. [E3]

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THE RECORD — cite these source_ids, not this mirror.
refs: E1 | E2 | E3

• aljazeera.com  (2026-11-06T10:46:00Z)
  "“Last night … a large oil tanker attempting to pass through the illegal passageway south of the Strait of Hormuz suffered a fire after striking a mine and was brought to a halt,” Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) told the Fars news agency on Thursday."
  https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/5/iran-says-tankers-struck-in-hormuz-amid-fears-of-new-us-attack  [public_url]
• aljazeera.com  (2026-11-06T10:46:00Z)
  "“Another supertanker was halted by a massive fire while exiting the eastern Strait of Hormuz. A tugboat that had approached the supertanker to extinguish the fire also caught fire,” the IRGC added."
  https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/5/iran-says-tankers-struck-in-hormuz-amid-fears-of-new-us-attack  [public_url]
• oilprice.com  (2026-11-06T10:46:00Z)
  "Two oil tankers and a tugboat caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Thursday, as Iran continues to report a growing number of incidents with vessels trying to transit the Strait on routes unauthorized by the Islamic Republic."
  https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Iran-Reports-More-Tanker-Fires-in-Strait-of-Hormuz.html  [public_url]