TehranIran’s Guards say a third tanker was hit in 2 days.
Ships in the strait now face Iranian fire and a US blockade enforced with live fire.
The Guards’ statement named no ship, flag or weapon, saying only that it had switched off navigation and ignored warnings.
UK Maritime Trade Operations logged an outbound tanker hit by an unknown projectile Saturday and said its crew was safe.
The Guards warned that any ship cooperating with the US military faces a decisive response.
How each outlet framed it
- Middle East Monitor leans critical
- reports the IRGC navy's own statement that the tanker was 'offending' and had switched off navigation, without independent confirmation
- The National
- places the strike inside the US blockade, citing Centcom's account of a precision munition hitting the Ocean Molika's stern after its crew ignored warnings
- Mehr News Agency
- relays the UKMTO report as a tanker hit on its port side while leaving, then restates Iran's insistence on designated routes
Sources: Middle East Monitor, The National, Mehr News Agency