Iran Says It Struck Togo-Flagged Oil Tanker Over ‘Illegal’ Attempt to Cross Strait of Hormuz
Iran said the tanker was making an illegal passage, while UKMTO reported a separate projectile strike that caused a fire later extinguished.
- On Thursday, Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps struck the Togo-flagged oil tanker Trend in the Strait of Hormuz, claiming the vessel made an "illegal attempt" to pass through the waterway.
- Tehran has asserted control over the waterway since the U.S. and Israel launched the war on Feb. 28, with the Guard's navy warning of "destruction" for unauthorized passage.
- A monitor reported a "security incident" 16 nautical miles northeast of Khasab, Oman, while United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations confirmed the crew remains safe with no environmental impact.
- Protesters gathered near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Thursday to oppose potential troop deployment, displaying banners reading "Oppose troop deployment."
- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is considering expanding the anti-piracy Cheonghae Unit from the Gulf of Aden to protect oil routes, though he ruled out combat intervention in the U.S.-Iran conflict.
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Iran says it strikes an oil tanker, and other Mideast developments
Iran says it has struck an oil tanker trying to transit the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran has asserted control over the waterway since the U.S. and Israel launched the war on Feb. 28.
The Revolutionary Guards, Iran's powerful armed force, announced on Friday that they had struck an oil tanker flying the Togolese flag in the strategic Strait of Ormuz, according to a statement relayed by the state agency IRNA.
Tehran claims a deliberate strike against a Togolese-flagged vessel, in the face of the fall of regional maritime traffic and new Saudi raids in Yemen.
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