The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed that a liquefied gas carrier suffered a major explosion after striking a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz

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The United States government sanctioned Iraqi officials and entities accused of blending Iraqi and Iranian oil to assist Tehran in evading international trade sanctions

The United States military stated that U.S. forces have cleared the main maritime transit routes through the Strait of Hormuz of sea mines

On September 5, 2026, the United States destroyed three Iranian oil tankers following attempted missile attacks on U.S. naval vessels in the Strait of Hormuz

The United States military established a naval blockade on Iranian ports and provides military support to commercial tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz

On November 13, 2026, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy reported that two oil tankers, one a supertanker, exploded and caught fire after striking sea mines during unauthorized Strait of Hormuz transit with positioning systems deactivated

In the weeks preceding November 14, 2026, Iranian armed forces reported several ship fires and explosions in the Strait of Hormuz, attributing multiple incidents to naval mines

On November 13, 2026, Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps released video footage showing smoke rising from a liquefied gas vessel that allegedly struck a mine in the southern Strait of Hormuz

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Chief Commander Major General Ahmad Vahidi warned on November 13, 2026, that the United States would face severe consequences if military actions against Tehran continued

U.S. President Donald Trump told senior national security advisers he may hold off on military attacks against Iran barring new provocations from Tehran or Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen

The United States imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports following Iranian missile and drone strikes on U.S. bases and attempts to restrict commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz

Iranian state media reported that Iran launched a strike toward Bahrain in retaliation for an alleged air attack on a telecommunications tower in Iran's Hormozgan province

The U.S. military rejected Iranian claims of an attack on an American radar in Bahrain, reporting U.S. forces instead shot down two IRGC attack drones aimed at Bahrain on November 13, 2026

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The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps released footage, showing a large plume of smoke from a liquefied gas vessel reportedly struck by a mine

The International Maritime Organization recorded 136 maritime security incidents in the Strait of Hormuz and wider Middle East between March 1 and November 11, 2026, peaking at 35 in October 2026

Iran's navy warned via state broadcaster IRIB that any unauthorized tanker traveling in the restricted zone east of the Strait of Hormuz will be set on fire by hitting naval mines

Iranian officials stated the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed to unauthorized ships until the United States ends its naval blockade of Iranian ports, lifts sanctions, unfreezes funds, and stops fighting

The United States military stated that it cleared primary shipping routes in the Strait of Hormuz of naval mines and that the waterway remains open for commercial shipping

United Nations Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari stated that disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz are raising global energy, transport, and insurance costs while threatening food security

Iran's conventional navy reported that a third oil tanker with tracking systems turned off was forced to stop after striking a mine east of the Strait of Hormuz on November 14, 2026