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Iran Guards say they struck tanker transiting Hormuz via ‘illegal route’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIran’s Revolutionary Guards claim that they struck a tanker attempting to take an “illegal route” through the Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran has sought to blockade since the outset of the Middle East war.
Iranian forces “have taken control of the administration of the strait,” the Guards say in a statement carried by the state news agency IRNA.
“In carrying out this mission, a few hours ago, a giant LPG carrier named NV Sunshine, owned by NatWit, which was attempting to transit via the illegal route south of the Strait of Hormuz, was struck.”
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