Iran's IRGC Navy says seven vessels hit, warns US of wider response
The navy said four tankers were set on fire and three other vessels hit mines, raising risks to regional shipping and U.S. bases.
- On Thursday, seven oil tankers caught fire after being targeted or striking naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz, potentially marking the highest single-day damage since the war began in Feb.
- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy reported that four vessels involved in illegal oil transfers in the Persian Gulf caught fire on Wednesday after being tracked by its forces.
- Three additional vessels collided with mines west of the Strait of Hormuz and were immobilized, bringing the total damaged tankers to seven as reported by the IRGC.
- Warning that any attempts to allow tanker transit through "illegal passages" in the Strait may expand the Revolutionary Guard's reaction, the group threatened to include regional bases in the Gulf.
- Since the war began in Feb, the Revolutionary Guard has routinely targeted regional bases in the Gulf, signaling the current escalation could deepen tensions in the waterway.
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Iran Claims It Hit Multiple Ships In Persian Gulf, Warns U.S. Military Of Major Escalation
(The Daily Caller)—Iran claimed Thursday that it struck seven oil tankers in the Persian Gulf and near the Strait of Hormuz, warning that continued American military operations could trigger an expanded Iranian assault on U.S. military bases throughout the Middle East. Four vessels allegedly caught fire after being simultaneously attacked in the northern Persian Gulf […] The post Iran Claims It Hit Multiple Ships In Persian Gulf, Warns U.S. Mili…
The IRGC claimed four ships caught fire after being attacked in the Gulf, while three others were damaged by mines near Hormuz.
Iran says 7 oil tankers attacked in Strait of Hormuz amid fears of return to war
TEL AVIV, Israel — Seven oil tankers caught fire or were damaged in the Strait of Hormuz overnight after being hit by Iran or striking naval mines, Tehran said Thursday, a markedly high number as tensions rise over concerns about a return to all-out war. With days before a close election in Israel in which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could lose power, and before next month’s U.S. midterm election in which war-linked high prices have sparke…
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