Iran Guards say tanker struck in Persian Gulf 'after ignoring warning'

The Revolutionary Guards said one of its naval units struck a tanker in the Persian Gulf after it ignored warnings.

The Guards said the Marshall Islands-flagged tanker Safesea Vishnu was hit in the northern Persian Gulf after failing to comply with orders.

“The vessel was targeted after it ignored warnings and alerts from the IRGC navy,” the Guards said in a statement carried by state media.

Separately, port officials said fuel tankers Safesea Vishnu and the Maltese-flagged Zefyros were attacked in the Persian Gulf near Iraq, prompting Iraq’s oil ports to halt operations. One port security official said the body of a foreign crew member was recovered from the water.