IRGC Says Two More Tankers Hit Mines on the Unauthorised Hormuz Route, One a Supertanker Still Burning

The public relations office of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said early on Monday, November 2, 2026 (11 Aban 1405) that two tankers trying to slip through the \"unauthorised\" route of the Strait of Hormuz with their navigation systems switched off hit sea mines and exploded. According to the IRGC, one was a supertanker and it is still burning after a violent blast. Al Jazeera's live coverage likewise reported the IRGC saying two crude oil tankers caught fire after hitting mines, and that Gulf states have condemned Friday's attack on a Qatari liquefied natural gas carrier.

This is the IRGC's account; the reports do not give the tankers' names, flags, crew numbers or damage. Separately, the UK Maritime Trade Operations centre said a tanker heading southeast in the Persian Gulf was hit on its port side by two unidentified projectiles; its statement says all crew are safe and no environmental consequences have been reported. The link between that incident and the IRGC report is unclear. The IRGC had earlier reported tankers hitting mines in the same waterway on October 29 and 30 (7 and 8 Aban).