An interviewer stated that according to reports, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is turning ships back in the Strait of Hormuz. The interviewee, identified as 'Vance', suggested it may be to keep them from hitting naval mines.
An interview clip circulating via a subscribed channel noted a claim that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is actively reversing the course of vessels attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz. The interviewer attributed the claim to unspecified reports. 'Vance,' the interviewee, responded that the IRGC may be acting to prevent those ships from striking a naval mine, though no further detail was provided on the source, the identity of the vessels, or whether any minefield exists.
The claim arrives as part of a sustained The Zioneer coverage thread on Iranian maritime assertiveness. Last week, journalist Amichai Stein reported that IRGC launches 2–4 attack drones nightly at US Navy ships in the strait, with US forces intercepting them (The Zioneer, Jun 17). In recent weeks, the IRGC has fired a missile at a transiting vessel (Jun 12), sent warning shots at US warships in the Gulf of Oman (Jun 5), and its navy commander threatened to strike hostile warships (Jun 8). The new turning-back report remains an unverified, single-source claim.
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