According to security analyst Hananel Aviv on Telegram, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is launching missiles toward the Strait of Hormuz. The report cites Iranian sources and has not been independently confirmed.
Early Thursday morning, security analyst Hananel Aviv reported on Telegram that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is launching missiles toward the Strait of Hormuz. The report, citing Iranian sources, has not been independently confirmed. This latest report follows a series of incidents in the strait on Wednesday evening, indicating continued Iranian aggression against maritime traffic in the critical waterway.
As reported by The Zioneer, at 23:52 Jerusalem on Wednesday evening, the IRGC was reported to have fired missiles at an oil tanker attempting an unauthorized transit of the strait, forcing it to turn back. Simultaneously, reports emerged of an Iranian missile launch at a ship, followed by reports that Iran was actively attacking a vessel in the same area. The thread of three reports, all published at the same time, reflects a fast-moving and escalating situation in the strait. The Zioneer has previously documented sustained Iranian attacks in the region, including sustained cruise missile fire targeting US warships (June 11) and nightly drone launches (June 28).
The Strait of Hormuz remains a critical chokepoint for global oil shipments. As The Zioneer reported on June 11, the IRGC has initiated sustained anti-ship cruise missile barrages against US naval assets, marking a direct military-to-military confrontation in the Persian Gulf. Earlier reports this summer documented missile launches from Shiraz and Bandar Abbas toward the Gulf (June 11), as well as multiple incidents of missile and drone fire at shipping (July 30, August 22, September 1). The current escalation is part of an ongoing pattern of Iranian kinetic pressure on maritime traffic.
What remains open: No details on the type of munitions, number of launches, or specific target vessels in the current report have been disclosed. It is not yet known whether any vessels were struck or sustained damage. The report is based on Iranian sources cited by Aviv and has not been independently verified by any official or news organization. The Zioneer will continue to monitor this unfolding situation.
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