Iran regional confrontation

IRGC Navy claims three vessels struck mines and caught fire west of Hormuz overnight

ATTACK
Location
West of the Strait of Hormuz (broad sea-area reference; mine-impact positions not reported)
Actors
Iran
Importance
Standard

The IRGC Navy claimed three vessels struck mines west of the Strait of Hormuz overnight and caught fire. Reuters and AP relayed the claim on 22 October; AP could not independently confirm it. Vessel identities, positions and casualties were not reported.

Verification: unverified

Evidence: Iran says four vessels hit, caught fire in Persian Gulf; three others strike mines near Hormuz- Moneycontrol.com, Iran says 7 oil tankers attacked in the Strait of Hormuz as fears grow of a return to war