Iran's Revolutionary Guard Confirms Attack on Oil Tanker, Warns Against Collaborating with Invaders
Xinhua News Agency, Tehran, July 14 - The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran stated on social media on the 14th that several hours earlier, two giant oil tankers were "maliciously manipulated" by the United States, shutting down their navigation systems, ignoring multiple warnings from Iran, endangering the safety of navigation in the waterway, and choosing to cross a minefield, ultimately being hit by the naval forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and losing power.
The statement said that cooperating with the aggressors yields no results—these aggressors came from thousands of kilometers away with the intention of harming the rights of the people in the region. Crossing a minefield will result in nothing but regret, loss, delays in the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and triggering a global energy crisis.
According to a report from the UAE News Agency on the 14th, the UAE Ministry of Defense stated that two UAE national oil tankers were attacked by two cruise missiles from the direction of Iran while navigating the southern route of the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in 1 death and 8 injuries.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Navy attacked two oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz on July 14, using cruise missiles. The assault resulted in one death and eight injuries. The Iranian forces claimed the tankers were manipulated by the U.S. and warned against collaboration with foreign aggressors.
- Two oil tankers were attacked by Iranian Revolutionary Guard Navy.
- The attack involved cruise missiles from the Iranian direction.
- One person was killed and eight injured in the attack.
- The Iranian statement warned against cooperation with 'invaders'.
- The incident occurred in the Strait of Hormuz.