Key facts
- Iran's IRGC announced it stopped three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.
- The tankers were reportedly targeted for traveling on an unsafe and illegal route.
- The IRGC issued a warning against U.S. interventions in the region.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that it had stopped three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. According to a statement carried by state media, the tankers were targeted and stopped "a few hours ago" after continuing to move along an "unsafe and illegal route" despite warnings. The IRGC also issued a warning, stating that "illegal interventions and orders of the US, a child-killing army, will not go unanswered by vessels in the region."