Iran's IRGC Navy says a liquefied natural gas carrier struck a naval mine and suffered a "powerful explosion" east of the Strait of Hormuz on Friday 13 November, Iranian state media reported.
The IRGC Navy said the vessel was on an "unauthorised and dangerous route", had ignored warnings and was "under the protection of American fighter jets", according to Iran International. No details of the vessel were immediately available, Reuters reported via Al Arabiya.
It follows Iranian claims this week that two oil tankers were damaged by mines in the strait. Iranian bodies gave differing accounts of those incidents.
Data from the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, cited by Reuters, shows at least 10 ships were hit in the first 10 days of November. That followed 37 attacks in October, the highest monthly tally since the conflict began in late February.
Fact check. There is no confirmation of the claim from UKMTO, the US or any independent source. Analysts at ISW-CTP said they had "not observed any indicators that Iran has successfully re-mined the strait". The US military recently said all mines had been cleared from the strait.