According to reports from US officials, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched a missile that struck a cargo ship. No details on the vessel's identity, location, or extent of damage are available. The claim is unverified by independent sources.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched a missile that struck a cargo ship, according to reports from US officials. The claim, which remains unverified by independent sources, adds a new layer of specificity to the sequence of events in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday. Earlier on July 11, the IRGC issued a series of statements, first claiming it had struck a vessel that ignored warnings, then announcing the closure of the strait and threatening to attack enemy bases. By 13:41 Jerusalem, a US official had confirmed that a vessel was attacked and damaged in the strait. The latest report attributes the missile launch directly to the IRGC, but the vessel's identity, location, and extent of damage remain unknown.
The Zioneer has previously covered multiple unverified claims of IRGC attacks on vessels in the Gulf region, including a reported missile strike on a US Navy ship on June 11 and warning shots at US warships on June 5. These earlier reports, like the current one, lacked independent confirmation.
No independent confirmation of the latest report is available, and key details—including the vessel's identity, nationality, location, and damage—have not been disclosed.
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