IRGC: 2 US Vessels, 8 Tankers, 10 Ships Struck in Retaliation to Unprovoked War

Two US vessels, eight oil tankers, and 10 other ships attempting to pass through the prohibited zone of the Strait of Hormuz have been targeted in the latest wave of Iran’s retaliatory operations amid the war of aggression against the country, according to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).

In a statement issued at dawn on Wednesday, the IRGC said the attacks were carried out in response to the US terrorist military’s attack on five Iranian oil tankers in the Persian Gulf region.

“The heroic IRGC Navy, in response to the aggression and hostility of the terrorist US military in its attack on five Iranian oil tankers in the Persian Gulf, targeted two US vessels and eight oil tankers in the area, inflicting heavy damage on them,” the statement said.

It added that 10 ships had also been targeted after attempting to pass through a prohibited and unsafe area of the Strait of Hormuz, with the “provocation and support” of the United States.

“The Strait of Hormuz remains firmly under the surveillance and management of the capable and valiant IRGC Navy,” the statement concluded. [MORE]