The IRGC Navy has reported seven vessels involved in illegal oil transfers have been hit, causing four to catch fire and three to collide with mines. The IRGC Navy claims it has managed the Strait of Hormuz and warns of increased maritime incidents due to US insistence on ships passing through illegally mined passages. The IRGC Navy also warns of potential escalation to aggressive bases in the region.
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The IRGC Navy has reported seven vessels involved in illegal oil transfers have been hit.: The IRGC Navy has reported seven vessels involved in illegal oil transfers have been hit.
The IRGC Navy claims it has managed the Strait of Hormuz.: The IRGC Navy claims it has managed the Strait of Hormuz.
The IRGC Navy warns of increased maritime incidents due to US insistence on ships passing…: The IRGC Navy warns of increased maritime incidents due to US insistence on ships passing through illegally mined passages.
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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said that four vessels involved in illegal oil transfers in the northern Persian Gulf were targeted by its forces on Wednesday, and caught fire as a result.
It added that three other vessels collided with mines west of the Strait of Hormuz.
"With this enormous national support, the IRGC Navy sailors continue to manage and control the Strait of Hormuz," it said in its statement, adding that US insistence on "inciting ships to pass through the illegally mined passage has increased maritime incidents day by day".
"The aggressive US army should know that if this trend continues, the scope of the confrontation will be extended to the aggressive bases in the region. This is a serious warning," the IRGC Navy said.
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