The IRGC reported a strike on a supertanker in the Strait of Hormuz – it started a fire

The naval forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC, elite units of the Iranian Armed Forces) told about the strike on the third supertanker in the past two days in the Strait of Hormuz. It's from sb.by.

As noted by TASS, in the message of their press service, published by the state television and radio, stated:

- This morning in the Strait of Hormuz was hit by a third supertanker-infringer, it was a fire.

According to the IRGC, the vessel disabled the navigation system and, ignoring warnings, tried to leave the strait, “disturbing order and security” in it.

The IRGC Navy also warned that any cooperation of merchant ships and tankers with the US military in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf will meet a strong response. On transit through Turkey, the tanker was struck in the Strait of Hormuz