Iran's Revolutionary Guard strikes gas tanker in Strait of Hormuz, threatens wider targeting

Iran's Revolutionary Guard said it attacked an LNG tanker crossing the Strait of Hormuz through an unauthorized route, threatening further attacks across the region.

• The Guard's navy announced Friday it struck the LNG tanker NV Sunshine, igniting a large engine-room fire in the strait's southern corridor.
• The Guard blamed the US military for regional shipping incidents, accusing it of deceiving navigation and insurance companies and paying bribes.
• The Guard vowed to punish any ship crossing an unauthorized passage anywhere in the region, beyond the strait.
• A ship off the UAE coast was hit by an unknown projectile Friday, sparking a fire later extinguished, UK Maritime Trade Operations said.
• The vessel struck off the UAE coast was hit about 13 nautical miles west of the Al Jazeera area, with the crew's condition still unknown.