Tanker carrying LNG hit mine, suffered explosion in Hormuz: Iran

Iran’s Revolutionary ​Guards navy said a tanker carrying ‌liquefied natural gas struck a ​naval mine and suffered ⁠an explosion in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday (November 13, 2026) while using what ‌they described was an “unauthorised and dangerous route”, state ‌media reported. No details on ‌the ⁠tanker were immediately available.

Iranian ⁠media reported on Thursday (November 12, 2026) that four oil tankers were hit by explosions in ​the waterway ‌vital for global shipping, adding that the vessels had ignored warnings and entered what it considers ‌restricted areas of the ​strategic waterway. Tankers are still facing attacks across the strait, ⁠despite a rebound in traffic and expectations of a de-escalation ‌in the US-Israeli war on Iran, that have been reflected in falling oil prices.

At least 10 ships were hit in the first 10 days ‌of November, after 37 attacks in October, ​which was the highest monthly tally since the conflict ⁠began in late February, according ⁠to data from the Washington Institute for Near East ‌Policy.