Iranian media reported on Thursday that an “enemy strike” hit Sirik, a county in Iran’s southern Hormozgan province along the Strait of Hormuz, as tensions continue to rise in the region amid the continued US blockade of Iran.
The report didn’t blame the US, and so far there have been no public comments from Iranian or US officials about the attack, but the US has been launching strikes against Iran in recent weeks, mainly targeting Qeshm Island.
Some of the US strikes have been acknowledged by President Trump, but for the most part the attacks haven’t been publicized. Iranian officials have also downplayed the US strikes, though Iranian forces have also been launching attacks in the region.
Iran reportedly struck navigation systems on the Omani island of Didamar in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) continues to attack commercial ships.
The IRGC said on Thursday that two “offending oil tankers that had entered the prohibited and unsafe area east of the Strait of Hormuz, disregarding warnings and switching off their radar systems, caught fire after striking a naval mine.”
The UK’s Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported on Thursday that a ship had been hit by an unknown projectile in the strait, though the date and time of the attack were unclear. It also said that on Wednesday, a tanker was struck inside the Persian Gulf near the UAE.
