According to the Public Relations Office of the Islamic revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy Force, a liquefied gas carrier, ignoring repeated warnings, attempted to pass through an unauthorized and dangerous route south of the Strait of Hormuz that subsequently struck a naval mine, resulting in a massive explosion.
Failing to learn a lesson from the fate of previously exploded oil tankers, this vessel opted for an escort by American combat aircraft for its passage, IRGC said, adding that the naval mines do not coordinate with the smuggling, aggressor US military to hunt their prey.
The IRGC Navy declared, “By the grace of God, the Strait of Hormuz is being managed with absolute decisiveness and seriousness by the Armed Forces of the country. Any vessel that attempts to violate Iranian regulations in the Strait or, disregarding warnings from the Strait’s traffic control center, enters unauthorized and high-risk routes, will meet the same fate as previous such vessels.”
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