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IRGC: Two tankers hit naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz

First reported by News.am: 08:54

Updated 19:20, 12 sources

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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced that two tankers struck naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz, IRNA reports. According to the IRGC, the vessels were travelling along an "unauthorized route" with their AIS transponders switched off and with the support of the US military. The ships came to a halt after the explosions, and according to some reports a fire broke out on one of them. The names of the vessels and information on casualties have not been released.

Coverage timeline

Who reported first and how the others caught up. Each bar shows how many of that side's outlets covered the story.

First to report: News.am · 08:54 · Opposition

Pro-government 3 / 6 First: Public TV news (H1 / Lurer), 2 h 48 min later
Balanced 2 / 13 First: Radar Armenia, 1 h 18 min later
Opposition 7 / 21 First: News.am, 08:54
Timeline as a list
  1. News.am (Opposition)
  2. Radar Armenia (Balanced)
  3. 168 Zham (Opposition)
  4. Mediahub (Opposition)
  5. 1in.am (Balanced)
  6. Politik.am (Opposition)
  7. Tert.am (Opposition)
  8. Public TV news (H1 / Lurer) (Pro-government)
  9. Armenpress (Pro-government)
  10. 24news.am (Opposition)
  11. FreeNews (Pro-government)
  12. Livenews.am (Opposition)

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