A post on X by the account @Worldsource24 said thick plumes of smoke were seen rising from an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz on 3 November after it was reportedly targeted by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) 1. The post does not name the vessel, and the IRGC attribution is the account's own characterization rather than a confirmed finding.
A second post, by @cym27s, described a U.S. Apache helicopter shooting down an Iranian kamikaze drone with its 30mm gun over the Strait of Hormuz 2. The post does not say whether the incident is connected to the reported attack on the tanker, and the material available does not establish a link.
No deaths or injuries have been reported in connection with the tanker incident. The vessel's name, flag, cargo and the extent of any damage have not been stated in the posts 12. Neither Iran nor the United States has been quoted in the available material confirming or denying the reports.
The reports come amid heightened military activity around the strait. Earlier in the week, US strikes were reported on Iran's Qeshm Island, near the waterway, and explosions were reported in Bandar Abbas and other Iranian locations; both events were described as corroborated. Separately, a report said the New York Times had said the US military was preparing a possible strike on Iran.
Regional violence extends beyond the Gulf. Recent reports describe Houthi and Saudi strikes in Yemen and a reported Houthi missile strike on an industrial site in Riyadh, though those events are not tied to the Hormuz reports.
The tanker report and the drone claim each rest on a single social media post, and the material provided does not include imagery verification or official statements.