Iran Says Missile Hit US Oil Tanker In Persian Gulf

Iranian state television on Thursday reported that a United States oil tanker had been struck by a missile in the Persian Gulf, in what it described as the latest Iranian attack targeting the region’s energy industry.

According to a statement by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, the vessel “was hit by a missile in the north of the Persian Gulf” and “is currently on fire.”

The report, which has not been independently confirmed, comes amid rising tensions in the Middle East as the Revolutionary Guards also claimed they now have “full control” of the Strait of Hormuz — a strategic waterway linking the Gulf to the Indian Ocean and one of the world’s most critical routes for global oil and gas shipments.

The development followed a sharp warning from Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, who accused the United States of committing what he described as an “atrocity at sea.”

Araghchi alleged that the US had sunk an Iranian naval ship off the coast of Sri Lanka, far from Iranian territory.

“The US has perpetrated an atrocity at sea, 2,000 miles away from Iran’s shores. Frigate Dena, a guest of India’s Navy carrying almost 130 sailors, was struck in international waters without warning,” he wrote on X.

He warned that Washington would “bitterly regret” the precedent set by the attack.

“Mark my words: The US will come to bitterly regret the precedent it has set,” he added.

The claims further intensify tensions in the region, particularly around the Strait of Hormuz   a narrow but vital shipping corridor through which a significant portion of the world’s oil supply passes.