# Iran's navy reports tanker fire after mine encounter in Hormuz

https://mins.news/en/item/143730

- Reuters, 2026-11-14 15:45 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/irans-navy-says-oil-tanker-fire-after-hitting-mine-hormuz-2026-11-14/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6af882056e5c8a00010713f1

> Iranian state media relayed the navy's account that a tanker was ablaze Saturday morning after making contact with a naval mine in the eastern part of the Strait of Hormuz.

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