'Vessel attacked by Iran twice': US rejects IRGC claim that Panama-flagged tanker hit naval mine in Hormuz
- The Panama-flagged vessel was also struck on Sunday (Representative image: AP).
- The US military on Monday rejected a claim by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards that an oil tanker collided with a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz.
- According to US Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees American military operations in the Middle East, the Panama-flagged vessel was attacked by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) last month and came under attack again over the weekend.
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- The Panama-flagged vessel was also struck on Sunday (Representative image: AP).
- The US military on Monday rejected a claim by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards that an oil tanker collided with a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz.
- According to US Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees American military operations in the Middle East, the Panama-flagged vessel was attacked by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) last month and came under attack again over the weekend.
Sources: Times of India