# Iran's IRGC Navy says two tankers 'exploded' after hitting mines in Hormuz

https://mins.news/en/item/124679

- Reuters, 2026-11-01 20:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/irans-irgc-navy-says-two-tankers-exploded-after-hitting-mines-hormuz-2026-11-01/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ae7a02527f3420001c8ffb0

> Iranian state media reported on Sunday that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said two oil tankers hit mines and “exploded” while taking what it called an “unauthorized route” through the Strait of Hormuz.

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