According to this information, which at this initial stage has not been confirmed elsewhere, the ship is on fire.
The announcement comes shortly after the British organization UKMTO, which monitors shipping, reported an explosion on an oil tanker off the coast of Kuwait. It is still unclear whether it is the same ship.
The Revolutionary Guard statement continues with warnings that Iran reserves the right to control the Strait of Hormuz - the only passage out of the Persian Gulf - in time of war.
American, Israeli and European ships should know they will not be allowed to pass, the Revolutionary Guard claims. It previously claimed full control of the strategically sensitive strait, but its naval vessels there have also been attacked in recent days.
