Iran Guards Halt Three Oil Tankers in Strait of Hormuz
TEHRAN-Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday they had struck and halted three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz after the vessels allegedly ignored warnings and continued sailing on what the force described as an unsafe and illegal route, according to Iranian state-linked media.
The announcement was reported by the Tasnim News Agency, which quoted the Guards’ navy as saying the three tankers failed to comply with repeated warnings before being intercepted.
According to the statement carried by Tasnim, the vessels were “struck and brought to a halt” after continuing their voyage despite instructions from Iranian forces. The report did not identify the tankers, disclose their ownership or nationality, or provide details about the methods used to stop them.
Iranian authorities also did not say whether any crew members were injured, whether the ships were carrying cargo at the time of the incident, or what specific maritime regulations the vessels were alleged to have violated.
The incident occurred in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most strategically important shipping lanes, where tensions have periodically affected commercial navigation. The latest development comes despite a recent lull in fighting between Iran and the United States.
No immediate response from the ship operators or other governments was included in the source material, and the claims made by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards could not be independently verified.
The brief statement from the Guards’ navy marks the latest reported maritime incident involving Iranian forces in the narrow waterway, a vital corridor for global energy shipments linking the Persian Gulf with international markets.
