Attacked 2 ships

Iran attacked 2 ships in the Strait of Hormuz today, IRGC says

By Catherine Nicholls

Two vessels in the Strait of Hormuz have been attacked by Iran today, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said in a statement, according to Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency.

The Thai-flagged bulk carrier “Mayuree Naree” was fired upon after “disregarding warnings and insistently attempting to illegally pass through the Strait of Hormuz,” the IRGC said, according to Fars.

Another Liberian-flagged vessel, named “Express Rome,” was also “struck by Iranian projectiles this morning after ignoring warnings from the IRGC Navy,” the armed forces said, Fars reported.

Data from analytics provider MarineTraffic showed that both vessels were in the Strait of Hormuz earlier today.

According to UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), there have been at least 13 attacks on vessels around the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman since the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, and Tehran’s retaliatory strikes, began on February 28. Three of these attacks have happened today.

Earlier today, a spokesperson for Tehran’s Khatam al-Anbiya military command headquarters said that Iran “will never allow even a single liter of oil to pass through the Strait of Hormuz for the benefit of the United States, the Zionists, or their partners.”

“Any vessel, or any oil cargo belonging to the United States, the Israeli regime, or their hostile partners will be considered a legitimate target,” the statement said. “We will pursue a policy of strike after strike until you are fully punished and regret your actions.”