The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it attacked a tanker it claims is linked to American interests in the Strait of Hormuz, describing the strike as part of a series of retaliatory operations following what it called attacks by the United States and Israel.
The Guards said the tanker caught fire after two drones hit it. In a statement carried by Iranian news agencies, they identified the vessel as “Athen Nova”. However, Reuters reported that the ship in question appears to be the asphalt carrier “Athe Nova”, sailing under the Honduran flag and owned by Greek interests.
The Guards did not explicitly state that Iranian drones carried out the strike, although they referred to the incident in a single line within a report outlining their military operations in the region.
“The tanker ATHE NOVA, one of the American allied vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, continues to burn after an attack by two drones,” the IRGC said in their statement.
Two maritime sources confirmed to Reuters that the tanker stopped in the Strait of Hormuz after being struck by two drones.
(information from ert.gr)
