Iran's IRGC hits 'violating' oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) hit an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday morning, a news agency reported.

The report said the "violating" oil tanker, sailing under the commercial name "Prima," was struck by a drone after it failed to pay attention to frequent warnings issued by the IRGC's Navy about the prohibition of movement across the Strait of Hormuz due to security reasons.

The report quoted the IRGC as saying that the strategic Strait of Hormuz has been "under control" for eight days since the beginning of the US-Israeli strikes on Iran and the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and oil tankers and commercial vessels allied with the "hostile states" are not allowed to pass through it.

Iran's state TV quoted a military source as saying on Friday that the Strait of Hormuz remained open but warned that any vessels belonging to the United States or Israel would be considered military targets.

The United States and Israel launched massive attacks on Iran on February 28, killing Khamenei, multiple senior military commanders and hundreds of civilians. Iran has responded with multiple waves of missile and drone attacks targeting Israel and US assets across the region.