Iran’s IRGC says 3rd ‘offending’ supertanker hit in Strait of Hormuz in 2 days

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) navy said Monday that a third supertanker it described as “offending” was struck in the Strait of Hormuz in two days and caught fire. In a statement issued by its public relations office, the navy said the tanker was hit Monday morning after switching off its navigation system and ignoring warnings. It alleged that the vessel, like those previously hit, had attempted to leave the strait and disrupt order and security in the waterway. The statement did not identify the tanker, its flag or operator, or specify how it was struck. The IRGC navy warned that any cooperation by commercial vessels and oil tankers with the US military in the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf would face a “decisive response.”