Armed boats from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard opened fire on a tanker sailing through the Strait of Hormuz this Saturday (18), according to a statement from the UKMTO (United Kingdom Maritime Traffic Organization).
The UKMTO reported that it received direct notification from the captain of what he reported “being approached by two IRGC (Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) war boats”, approximately 30 km off the coast of Oman.
The captain said there was no radio warning before the ship, whose identity has not been released by UKMTO, was fired upon.
“The tanker and crew are safe,” UKMTO said.
The case occurred at a time when Iran once again imposed strict restrictions on maritime traffic attempting to cross the strait, in response to United States President Donald Trump’s statement on Friday (17) that the
“As long as the passage of vessels of Iranian origin to Iranian destinations remains threatened, the IRGC Corps Navy published this Saturday (18), on the social network X.
