# Iran says ‘unauthorised’ supertanker carrying over 2M barrels of oil sinks in Hormuz

https://mins.news/en/item/144454

- TRT World, 2026-11-15 15:12 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.trtworld.com/article/b10ee8a07243

> Iran says an ‘unauthorised’ supertanker carrying more than 2 million barrels of oil sank in the Strait of Hormuz. The Guards said two oil tankers travelling on an unauthorised route in the strait’s southern part struck naval mines.

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