IRGC claims missile strike on container ship in Gulf

“IRGC claims missile strike on container ship in Gulf Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it targeted the Panama-flagged container ship MSC Sariska V, which it described as “US-owned”, with a cruise missile. Iranian media said the attack came in response to a strike on an Iranian vessel near Oman. Earlier, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reported that a cargo ship travelling in the Gulf had been hit by a projectile about 40 nautical miles (74km) southeast of Umm Qasr, Iraq. UKMTO has not identified the vessel involved, and it remains unclear whether it is the same ship referenced by the IRGC.

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