Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps said two oil tankers caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, the statement carried by state media and reported on 6 November 2026.
The IRGC statement, as summarised by reports, said the two tankers were ablaze in the strategic waterway. The report noted the announcement was carried by state media on Friday.
The claim came a day after Tehran said five other tankers had suffered similar fates, according to the same report. reports dated its item 6 November 2026.
Since the outbreak of the Middle East war on 28 February this year, Tehran has taken steps it says are intended to restrict movements in and around the Strait of Hormuz. The reports summary placed the recent statements in that wider context.
Officials in Tehran released the IRGC statement through state channels, and the shipping bulletin reproduced that account without additional detail on the vessels involved. reports presented the information as an item carried from Iranian state media.
No independent confirmation of the fires or of any damage to specific ships or crews is included in the reports summary. The report does not list names of vessels, owners or precise locations beyond the Strait of Hormuz.
Reporting and sources
The account in reports derives from an IRGC statement carried by Iranian state media and was published on 6 November 2026. The item links the two-tanker report to a previous claim by Tehran that five other tankers had been affected the day before.
Regional context
The reports summary framed the incidents amid the wider regional conflict that began on 28 February 2026. The report indicates Tehran has sought to exert influence over traffic through the area since that date but provides no further operational details.
The Maritime Gazette will continue to monitor authoritative updates and statements from relevant maritime authorities. For now, the published report from reports is the sole source identified in the supplied notes for these specific claims.