IRGC reports fire aboard LPG carrier in Strait of Hormuz, warns against unauthorized transit

TEHRAN— Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has reported that a large, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier caught fire after being struck while attempting to navigate an unauthorized route south of the Strait of Hormuz, as senior Iranian military commanders reiterated that the strategic waterway remains under Iranian control and warned against foreign interference.