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

Tehran. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has claimed to have attacked and disabled two supertankers in the Strait of Hormuz region.

In a statement released via Telegram, the IRGC mentioned that the two tankers turned off their navigation systems, ignored warnings from Iranian officials, and were targeted after attempting to proceed through a minefield laid in the strait.

This claim by the IRGC comes after an incident where two oil tankers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were hit by Iranian missiles. According to the UAE's Ministry of Defense, the two tankers, named Al Bahya and Mombasa, were targeted by Iranian missiles while in Omani territorial waters. The ministry stated that one Indian crew member working on the Mombasa tanker died in the incident.

However, the IRGC has not disclosed the names of the tankers it claims to have attacked. It has also not provided any details about which country's flag the tankers were operating under or when the attack took place.