The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran issued a statement on the 23rd saying that the three tankers “bewitched by the US” were blocked while trying to pass through the waterway south of the Strait of Hormuz, 1 exploded and caught fire, and the remaining 2 returned. The statement said that the Revolutionary Guard has taken control of and “completely blocked” the Strait of Hormuz, and no oil tankers will be allowed to enter or leave while the US continues to “provoke” the region. The statement warned that any ship that is misled by the US and tries to pass through the strait without coordination with Iran will suffer the same consequences.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran issued a statement on the 23rd saying that the three tankers “bewitched by the US” were blocked while trying to pass through the waterway south of the Strait of Hormuz, 1 exploded and caught fire, and the remaining 2 returned. The statement said that the Revolutionary Guard has taken control of and “completely blocked” the Strait of Hormuz, and no oil tankers will be allowed to enter or leave while the US continues to “provoke” the region. The statement warned that any ship that is misled by the US and tries to pass through the strait without coordination with Iran will suffer the same consequences.