{
  "id": 19778743,
  "title": "Iran says tanker carrying LNG hit mine, suffered explosion in Hormuz",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/iran-says-tanker-carrying-lng-hit-mine-suffered-explosion-in-hormuz",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T08:27:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261113/iran-says-tanker-carrying-lng-hit-mine-suffered-explosion-in-hormuz"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Iran's Revolutionary Guards Navy announced on Friday that a tanker carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) collided with a naval mine and experienced an explosion in the Strait of Hormuz, while navigating through what the Guards described as an unauthorized and hazardous route. The specific details regarding the tanker were not immediately disclosed. According to Iranian media reports on Thursday, four oil tankers had been struck by explosions in the strategic waterway, which is crucial for global shipping, and they had allegedly disregarded warnings and entered areas deemed restricted by Iran. Despite a recent increase in shipping traffic and hopes for de-escalation in the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, which has led to decreasing oil prices, attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz continue. In the initial ten days of November alone, at least 10 ships were targeted by attacks, following 37 incidents in October, marking the highest monthly count since the conflict escalated in late February, as per data from the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.",
  "summary": "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 while using what they described was an \"unauthorized and dangerous route\", state media reported. No details on the tanker were immediately available. Iranian media reported on Thursday that four oil tankers were hit by explosions in the…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "IRGC Navy says tanker explodes after hitting a sea mine in Hormuz Strait",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/irgc-navy-says-tanker-explodes-after-hitting-a-sea-mine-in-hormuz",
        "published": "2026-11-13T07:17:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}