Strait of HormuzIran’s Guards claim a tanker strike, Russian state agency TASS reported.

Hormuz traffic averaged 2.7 ships a day to 4 October, 39% below normal.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps navy says, per Iran’s state news agency, MT Sunshine was struck on an unauthorised route in the strait’s south.

TASS cites no shipowner, flag state or maritime agency confirming the strike, damage or casualties.

How each outlet framed it
TASS
relays the IRGC's claim of a strike on the MT Sunshine via an 'unauthorized route' without independent confirmation

Sources: TASS