Iran's Tasnim news agency reports that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy struck two vessels that were trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. The report is single-sourced and unverified. No details on the vessels' identity, nationality, damage, or casualties have been released. The strikes come amid days of escalating exchanges in the strategic waterway.
The Tasnim News Agency — an outlet affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps — reported Wednesday night that the IRGC Navy attacked two vessels that attempted to transit through the Strait of Hormuz. The report, which arrived at 22:53 UTC, is based on a single source and provides no further details: the ships' flag, type, crew status, or extent of damage remain unknown. The incident comes as the latest in a series of escalating exchanges in the strait over the past several days. As The Zioneer reported, U.S. Central Command struck an oil tanker on June 10 for attempting to breach the blockade; the IRGC also claimed attacks against the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain earlier this week. The IRGC maintains a continuous fast-attack craft presence in the strait, and earlier this week its navy commander threatened to strike any hostile warship in the waterway. That threat was reported on June 8 but has not been independently verified. The Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for roughly 20% of global oil shipments, is the scene of a sustained U.S.-Iran confrontation that has escalated since late last week when CENTCOM struck Iranian air defense and radar sites. The key unknowns in tonight's report are the nationality of the targeted vessels and whether any were military or civilian — the Tasnim report alone cannot confirm either.
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