Iran reports three incidents of oil tankers hit by mines in Hormuz
Verified: 13 outlets in 7 countries have reported this story since Nov 11.
Since war erupted with the United States in February, Tehran has insisted that vessels obtain its authorisation to cross the strait and has attacked ships that do not comply.
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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 d· you’re reading thisIran reports three incidents of oil tankers hit by mines in Hormuzchannelnewsasia.com (again) ↗
- Nov 14, 5:38 AM UTC+2 dThree 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] Report 1 is a roundup of three Iranian-reported tanker mine incidents in Hormuz, so Reports 2 and 4 (the LNG tanker mine explosion) and Report 3 (four tankers hit) all fall within its covered events a
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