The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) reportedly launched a missile at at least one vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday evening. The report comes from a single source and has not been independently verified. No details on the ship's identity or condition are yet available.
A report that emerged at 21:41 Jerusalem time Thursday evening identified the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as the perpetrator of a missile launch at a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. The report, from a single source, has not been independently verified. The vessel's identity, nationality, and condition remain unknown.
The report follows a series of unverified claims that began at 21:19 Jerusalem, when initial reports indicated Iranian launches toward the strait. Over the following minutes, The Zioneer tracked multiple versions: from reports of launches toward a vessel causing explosions, to cruise missile warning shots, to missile attacks on ships, and finally to several missiles launched toward the strait. The source quality evolved from a single unverified report to multiple Iranian media outlets, but no independent confirmation has emerged.
The Strait of Hormuz has been a central theater of direct kinetic confrontation between the United States and Iran since early June, as The Zioneer reported. The IRGC has conducted sustained anti-ship missile fire targeting US warships, and has threatened retaliation for American strikes. The IRGC has also fired warning shots at vessels and claimed to have seized oil tankers in the waterway.
What remains open: The targeted vessel has not been identified, and no details on damage or casualties have been reported. The report remains unverified by independent sources, including U.S. Central Command.
6 developments
- DevelopingIRGC launches missile at vessel attempting to cross Strait of Hormuz
- StrongIRGC reportedly launches cruise missiles toward targets in Strait of Hormuz
- DevelopingIRGC fires warning shots at several vessels in the Strait of Hormuz
- DevelopingIRGC launched 3 drones and 2 missiles at ships in Strait of Hormuz over past 24 hours, report says
Source and signal
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