The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran on Thursday morning attacked an American tanker in the northern part of the Persian Gulf, and the tanker is currently on fire, the IRGC press service informed, Tasnim reports.

“We had previously warned that military and commercial ships belonging to the US, Israel, European countries, and their supporters will be prohibited from entering the Strait of Hormuz, and if they are detected, they will inevitably be attacked,” added the IRGC.