Three oil tankers catch fire after striking mines in Hormuz: Iran
Verified: 13 outlets in 7 countries have reported this story since Nov 11.
TEHERAN: Iran’s navy and Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday that fires had broken out on a total of three oil tankers that struck mines in the Strait of Hormuz, where Teheran has restricted navigation.
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
- Nov 11, 8:21 PM UTCFirst reportIran's military reports explosions on two oil tankersperthnow.com.au ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 12, 8:07 AM UTC · +12 h
- Nov 12, 5:42 PM UTC+21 hIran: Four Tankers Struck by Explosions in Strait of Hormuzenglish.aawsat.com ↗
- Nov 12, 6:51 PM UTC+23 hFour Oil Tankers Struck by Hormuz Explosionsmarinelink.com ↗
- Nov 14, 4:51 AM UTC+2 dIran says two oil tankers hit by mines in Strait of Hormuzchannelnewsasia.com ↗
- Nov 14, 5:36 AM UTC+2 dIran reports three incidents of oil tankers hit by mines in Hormuzchannelnewsasia.com (again) ↗
- Nov 14, 5:38 AM UTC+2 d· you’re reading thisThree oil tankers catch fire after striking mines in Hormuz: Irannst.com.my ↗
- Nov 14, 6:13 AM UTC+2 dTwo oil tankers engulfed in flames in Strait of Hormuz after hitting mines, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards sayen.protothema.gr ↗
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- Is more oil going through Hormuz than before the Iran war, as Byron Donalds said? No. ↗
The claim it checked: “There’s more oil going through the Strait (of Hormuz) today than there was pre-war.”
[Claude] The outlets differ: Reports 2 and 4 describe the same mine strikes in Hormuz, with Report 4 giving the three-tanker count from Report 1, while Report 3 says two tankers, which conflicts with Report 1's count of three.
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