Saturday 17 October 2026

IRGC-released footage of a tanker burning at night in the Strait of Hormuz

Sixteen seconds of night footage under an RT watermark: flames and sparks along the length of a dark hull and the water below lit orange. RT says the IRGC released it as a supertanker carrying over two million barrels burning after striking a mine in Hormuz, having tried to pass illegally with navigation and radar disabled. The frames show the fire but not the ship's name or position, so the vessel and cause are the IRGC's claim.