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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Tehran, March 7 (Xinhua) — Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) struck an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday morning, Iran's official news agency IRNA reported.
According to the agency, the "rogue tanker", sailing under the trade name Prima, was hit by a drone after ignoring repeated warnings from the IRGC Navy to ban passage through the Strait of Hormuz for security reasons.
The statement, citing the IRGC, stated that the strategic Strait of Hormuz has been "under control" for the past eight days, since the start of US-Israeli strikes on Iran and the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Passage through the strait is prohibited to oil tankers and commercial vessels associated with "hostile states."
On March 6, Iranian state television, citing a military source, reported that the Strait of Hormuz remained open, but warned that any ships belonging to the United States or Israel would be treated as military targets.
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