An Iranian source told The New York Times that Tehran launched a drone at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz after Oman permitted alternative shipping routes without IRGC coordination. The strike was reportedly meant to disrupt or stop vessel traffic in the area.
An Iranian source told The New York Times that Tehran launched a drone at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, framing the strike as retaliation for Oman's decision to permit alternative maritime routes without coordinating with the IRGC. The source said the attack aimed to disrupt — and even stop — vessel traffic in the area.
The development follows a SAME-THREAD incident The Zioneer reported at 09:23, in which an Iranian drone struck a vessel in the strait amid friction with Oman. The present report adds on-record attribution to a new attack: an Iranian source directly telling the NYT, rather than an anonymous leak. The IRGC's Khatam al-Anbiya headquarters separately issued a warning on Friday against what it called "dangerous Zionist military aircraft movements" in neighboring airspace, threatening to respond if Washington does not restrain Israel.
Tehran has been escalating pressure in the strait since early June, with the IRGC formally closing the waterway on June 20 and conducting nightly drone launches at U.S. Navy ships, according to past Zioneer reports. Friday's reported strike deepens the crisis by targeting civilian shipping on a third-party initiated alternate route, directly challenging Omani mediation.
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