Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Sanctioned

A second oil tanker is on fire near the eastern Strait of Hormuz, according to Iranian state-linked media. Naval patrols found the vessel burning inside a restricted zone.

Iran's Army Navy calls it a "violating" tanker, claiming it had disabled its tracking systems while crossing a restricted area of the Gulf of Oman without authorization.

Tehran again insisted that its Navy and the Revolutionary Guard hold control over the Strait of Hormuz.

JUST IN: A ballistic missile was launched from Zanjan, Iran, approximately 50 mins ago.

This was most likely a test launch, as part of the ongoing missile readiness drills the IRGC has been conducting during these past few days.

Unarmed spotters in small boats are now being used by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to identify potential targets, among them U.S. naval vessels. The shift followed the destruction of much of Iran's radar capability in American strikes, and marks one significant change in Iranian tactics.

A U.S. military official, speaking on condition of anonymity, to Reuters.

Footage confirms a second oil tanker hit by the IRGC in the Strait of Hormuz.

Footage published by the IRGC shows a container ship it calls "illegal" sinking south of the Strait of Hormuz with 2,500 containers aboard.

IRGC Navy:

A container ship went down this morning in the southern waters of the Strait of Hormuz. It was carrying more than 2,500 containers when it struck a naval mine, exploded and caught severe fire. The sinking was blamed on the intensity of the blaze.

The IRGC called the vessel a violator that intended to cross what it described as an unauthorized and highly dangerous path.

Iranian state media outlet Mehr reports that an IRGC member, Afsaneh Aqila, was killed in an attack today in Mehrestan, Sistan and Baluchestan Province. She commanded the Shahideh Afzal women's Basij unit.

IRGC claims a container ship hit a naval mine and sank in the southern Strait of Hormuz.

Three Iranian fishermen were wounded by a U.S. drone at sea off the city of Sirik, Iran's Tasnim news agency reports.

Earlier in the day, Reuters reported that Tehran has begun deploying civilian observers across the Strait of Hormuz area, supplying the Revolutionary Guards with intelligence on targets for strikes there.

NOW: A ballistic missile was just launched from Marand, West Azerbaijan Province of Iran.

This is most likely a test part of the ongoing missile readiness drills the IRGC is conducting.

CENTCOM has rejected a claim by the IRGC navy commander that the Strait of Hormuz is under Iranian control and that any approaching U.S. warships would be sunk.

According to CENTCOM, the commander has no navy, and the strait is controlled by American forces and regional partners. U.S. forces helped Gulf partners move more than 19 million barrels of crude through the waterway yesterday.

CENTCOM:

🚫 CLAIM: The navy commander for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed today that the Strait of Hormuz is under IRGC control and any approaching U.S. Navy warships would be "sunk."

✅ FACT: IRGC's navy commander has no navy. American forces and regional partners clearly control the Strait of Hormuz. Just yesterday U.S. forces assisted Gulf partners in shipping more than 19 million barrels of crude oil through the strait.

The commander of Iran’s IRGC Navy threatens to sink U.S. warships entering the Strait of Hormuz.

“We await the approach of U.S. warships to sink them. We are counting the moments.”

Lebanese source to Al-Hadath:

About 1,000 tons of explosives crossing from the Syrian border were seized by the Lebanese Army last month.

The shipments were hidden in warehouses in the Bekaa region before being moved into the Lebanese interior.

All entry points used by Iranian Revolutionary Guard members to reach Lebanon have been completely closed.

Earlier today, at least three ballistic missiles were launched from Isfahan, Iran.

These launches are part of the IRGC’s missile readiness drills, now in the third day.

Fars News, an outlet close to the IRGC, reports ongoing clashes with armed militants in Iran's Balochistan province. An opposition Baloch force is fighting IRGC units in the Shah Ahmad Heights near Taftan, in the country's southeast.

Senior Iranian officials have warned that Tehran could escalate across the region if it comes under attack, with hints that the IRGC may launch ground incursions into neighboring countries, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Iran struck 6 vessels on Sunday, as the IRGC intensified attacks on ships it claims are part of a U.S. and UAE crude oil shuttle bypassing the Strait of Hormuz.

As I warned earlier, we could see a significant escalation in IRGC attacks as the U.S. midterm elections approach.

We will be keeping an eye out.

Foreign ministers from 29 countries, including the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia and most of the EU, condemned Iran's use of lethal plotting, arson, sabotage, cyber-attacks and other hybrid activity against them and their partners.

The statement endorses the British attribution of Iran to the September 27 incident at RAF Fairford, which London concluded showed the IRGC's continued willingness to project hostile activity abroad through covert networks and proxies.

UK PM Andy Burnham: The RAF Fairford incident was "highly likely" the work of Iran's IRGC.

IRGC-affiliated outlet Fars has called on Tehran to charge sovereignty fees on internet cables belonging to major tech companies that pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

IRGC Navy:

All ships in the Strait of Hormuz area that turn off their navigation and identification systems will be identified as hostile and dealt with severely and decisively.

IRGC Navy: A second supertanker struck a sea mine in the southern Strait of Hormuz this evening.

The crude carrier is burning after an engine room explosion. Iran says it was exiting through an unauthorized route.

Fars News Agency.