Iran’s IRGC Navy has claimed it struck six vessels, including three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and three US-affiliated ships elsewhere, in retaliation for alleged US attacks on Iranian tankers. Tehran warned vessels against using unauthorised routes, while US President Donald Trump said Washington may soon target Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain facility.
Tehran, Sep 6: The navy of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said Saturday it had targeted three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and three US-affiliated vessels elsewhere in retaliation for the US attacks on Iranian tankers earlier in the day.
IRGC announces vessel strikes
The three tankers that were struck in the strait were crossing the waterway through the "unauthorized" route, the navy said in a statement published on the IRGC's official news outlet Sepah News Sep 6, adding the other three vessels were hit in other regions.
The navy also urged all vessels in the Gulf and near the Strait of Hormuz to refrain from being "deceived" by the US Army and any suspicious movement to transit the waterway through "unauthorized" routes, otherwise they will be targeted, Xinhua news agency reported.
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