🚫 CLAIM: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claims a Panama-flagged oil tanker recently struck a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz. This is FALSE. ✅ FACT: The Panama-flagged oil tanker El Gaia was struck by an Iranian missile last month and rendered inoperable. This weekend, Iran struck the tanker again with a drone while the ship sat in waters of the coast of Oman. The tanker is currently being towed by a regional partner. The IRGC's false claim is yet another example of their lies and intimidation attempts while they try to impede commercial vessels in the strait.

CENTCOM refutes IRGC claims of a mine striking an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. They state the Panama-flagged tanker El Gaia was actually struck by an Iranian missile and then a drone, and is currently being towed.