🔸The U.S. Central Command of the U.S. Army forces in the Middle East officially reported on Saturday night, 16 Aban, that it fired at a cargo ship for failing to comply with the Iranian maritime blockade.

🔸The CENTCOM attack on the cargo ship’s bow named “Hoda,” which followed prior warnings to the crew of this ship in the Gulf of Oman, occurred, according to a CENTCOM statement, after the ship ignored repeated warnings and attempted to cross the blockade line.

🔸According to CENTCOM, the ship, after loading in a port in Iran, intended to leave the waters of the region.

🔸As part of the continuation of reciprocal attacks on ships in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman, the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps reported early Sunday, 17 Aban, that there was an explosion and a fire on two oil tankers, “Motakhalef,” as a result of hitting a mine in the Strait of Hormuz.

🔸The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps calls ships that, contrary to the wishes of the Iranian government, try to pass through the southern waters of the Strait of Hormuz toward the country of Oman “Motakhalef.”