According to UKMTO, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps attacked two additional tankers in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday evening. One oil tanker was hit while in the entry lane, in an area under US protection; another LPG tanker was struck in the exit lane. No details on damage or casualties have been reported.
The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported Monday evening that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps attacked two additional tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. According to the report, one oil tanker was struck while navigating the entry lane, in an area designated by the US as a protected zone. An LPG tanker was hit in the exit lane. No information on the vessels' identities, flag states, damage, or casualties has been released.
The IRGC has conducted a series of attacks on commercial shipping in the strait since July, as The Zioneer has previously reported. On July 14, the IRGC confirmed disabling two supertankers, and on July 29 it reportedly struck three additional vessels. The UKMTO report is the first to describe attacks in areas explicitly under US protection, signaling a potential escalation in direct friction between Iranian forces and US naval assets in the region.
The incident remains unverified by independent sources, and the full extent of damage is not yet known.
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