Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it strikes two oil tankers attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz while operating with US “air escort.” According to the IRGC, the two “non-compliant” tankers are hit and then brought to a halt. The IRGC says four other tankers avoid a similar outcome by quickly changing course and returning to their previous positions. Both accounts describe the tankers as trying to transit using a route that Iran says is not declared. Free Malaysia Today reports the IRGC characterizes the attempt as using an undeclared alternative route associated with the “US-backed” way of passage rather than the waterway Tehran designates. NDTV similarly reports the incident as occurring as the tankers try to cross under US air escort. The reports do not provide information on casualties, the tankers’ ownership, or the cargo involved, and they do not include an immediate response from the United States or the shipping companies. The IRGC’s statements form the basis of the reported details.
Iran says it struck two tankers near Strait of Hormuz amid US air escort reports
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it strikes two oil tankers attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz while operating with US “air escort.” According to the IRGC, the two “non-compl...
- Iran’s IRGC says it strikes two oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz.
- The IRGC says the tankers were attempting to transit under US “air escort.”
- The IRGC says the tankers used an undeclared route instead of Iran’s designated waterway.
- The IRGC says four other tankers changed course and returned to their previous positions.
- The reports cite IRGC statements and do not include details such as damage assessment or ownership/cargo information.
The IRGC said the "non-compliant oil tankers... were struck and brought to a halt, while four other oil tankers quickly changed course and returned to their previous positions".
3 hours agoThe IRGC said the tankers had attempted to pass the strait via 'an undeclared route', the US-backed alternative to Tehran's designated waterway.
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