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IRGC Claims Third Tanker Exploded by Sea Mine in Strait of Hormuz

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IRGC Claims Third Tanker Exploded by Sea Mine in Strait of Hormuz

The Public Relations Office of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy claimed on Friday afternoon, October 30, 2026, that a s ...

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF+25.1% 18d

    Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks tanker freight rates. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story.

  • ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF+0.3% 30d

    iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “navy” (defense) in this story.

  • FRO Frontline+10.0% 30d

    Frontline (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story.

  • DHT DHT Holdings

    DHT Holdings (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story.

  • INSW International Seaways+3.4% 10d

    International Seaways (water transportation): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story.

  • TNK Teekay Tankers

    Teekay Tankers (water transportation): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
BWETNo price data for this ticker———————
ITANo price data for this ticker———————
FRO-6.45%-4.89%base+0.49%after closeafter closeafter close
DHT-2.07%-3.81%base-0.54%after closeafter closeafter close
INSW-2.50%-1.98%base-1.80%after closeafter closeafter close
TNK-1.93%-3.00%base-1.02%after closeafter closeafter close

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

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IRGC Claims Third Tanker Exploded by Sea Mine in Strait of Hormuz IranWire

Source: IranWire

How Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) moved across the last 13 energy stories

CompanyWhenAverageLargest gainLargest dropPrices
Frontline (FRO)the next day+2.56%+7.75%-10.98%13
Frontline (FRO)three days later+3.86%+9.23%-14.06%13
DHT Holdings (DHT)the next day+0.52%+1.88%-11.78%13
DHT Holdings (DHT)three days later-0.42%+2.33%-13.29%13
International Seaways (INSW)the next day-0.28%+4.86%-9.51%13
International Seaways (INSW)three days later-0.54%+3.39%-16.19%13

Price since this story was published: Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
DHT Holdings (DHT)that day-0.54%final price
DHT Holdings (DHT)three days earlier-3.81%final price
DHT Holdings (DHT)five days earlier-2.07%final price
Frontline (FRO)that day+0.49%final price
Frontline (FRO)three days earlier-4.89%final price
Frontline (FRO)five days earlier-6.45%final price
International Seaways (INSW)that day-1.80%final price
International Seaways (INSW)three days earlier-1.98%final price
International Seaways (INSW)five days earlier-2.50%final price
Teekay Tankers (TNK)that day-1.02%final price
Teekay Tankers (TNK)three days earlier-3.00%final price
Teekay Tankers (TNK)five days earlier-1.93%final price

Strait of Hormuz, seven days against thirty

Strait of Hormuz

Geopolitics Alpha has 136 stories about Strait of Hormuz from the past 7 days and 386 stories from the past 30. That is faster than its usual pace over the past month. “IRGC Claims Third Tanker Exploded by Sea Mine in Strait of Hormuz” is tagged to Strait of Hormuz.

Who gains and who loses around Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)

Companies that tend to gain

  • FRO Frontline

    For “IRGC Claims Third Tanker Exploded by Sea Mine in Strait of Hormuz,” Frontline (FRO) tends to benefit, medium confidence. Reason on file: Frontline (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story

  • DHT DHT Holdings

    For “IRGC Claims Third Tanker Exploded by Sea Mine in Strait of Hormuz,” DHT Holdings (DHT) tends to benefit, medium confidence. Reason on file: DHT Holdings (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story

  • INSW International Seaways

    In “IRGC Claims Third Tanker Exploded by Sea Mine in Strait of Hormuz,” International Seaways (INSW) tends to benefit, medium confidence. Reason on file: International Seaways (water transportation): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story

  • TNK Teekay Tankers

    For “IRGC Claims Third Tanker Exploded by Sea Mine in Strait of Hormuz,” Teekay Tankers (TNK) tends to benefit, medium confidence. Reason on file: Teekay Tankers (water transportation): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story

No up or down call on file

  • BWET Amplify Commodity Trust

    For “IRGC Claims Third Tanker Exploded by Sea Mine in Strait of Hormuz,” Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks tanker freight rates. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story

Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) and the energy link

Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) is the company in “IRGC Claims Third Tanker Exploded by Sea Mine in Strait of Hormuz,” the 30 Oct 2026 Strait of Hormuz story.

What ties Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) to the headline is this: Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks tanker freight rates. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story

Frontline (FRO) is here too. Its reason reads: Frontline (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story

The price range for Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET), and the dates in the story

BWET traded between 788.51 and 1047.07 across 17 sessions. The latest close on file is 907.20. FRO traded between 49.05 and 59.74 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 56.57.

How strong the case is around Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)

40 out of 100

“IRGC Claims Third Tanker Exploded by Sea Mine in Strait of Hormuz” scores 40 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 5 linked companies.