Iran's IRGC Claims Attack on Two Supertankers in Strait of Hormuz

Summary

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps claims to have attacked two supertankers in the Strait of Hormuz after the vessels ignored warnings and attempted to navigate a minefield.

Key Points
  • The IRGC claimed it attacked and disabled two supertankers in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • The tankers turned off navigation systems and ignored warnings before being targeted.
  • The attack followed a separate incident where two UAE tankers were hit by Iranian missiles in Omani waters.
  • One Indian crew member on the Mombasa tanker died in the missile attack.
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