Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya HQ vows to soon respond to a US attack and seizure of an Iranian commercial vessel in the Sea of Oman.
The statement provides additional details, specifying the attack occurred in the Sea of Oman, involved disruption of the ship's navigation system, and included US marines boarding the vessel.
A military spokesperson has publicly vowed retaliation, specifying a response to 'armed piracy' by the U.S. Army.
The IRGC statement provides new details, specifying the attack occurred in the Gulf of Oman, involved disabling the ship's navigation system, and included the landing of marines.
The threat of retaliation is now being issued by Iran's central military headquarters, adding an official military command voice to earlier IRGC statements.
The statement specifically identifies the headquarters as Khatam al Anbiya and labels the US action as 'armed maritime piracy' and a violation of a ceasefire.
Iran's statement provides new details, specifying the attack occurred in the Sea of Oman, involved firing on the ship and disabling its navigation, and included the deployment of US marines to board the vessel.
The statement explicitly mentions a U.S. "attack on and seizure" of the vessel and promises a response will come "soon."
The statement provides new details from spokesman IRGC Lt. Col. Ebrahim Zolfaghari, who accused U.S. forces of opening fire on the vessel in Omani waters, disabling its navigation system, and boarding it.
The statement is now directly attributed to Iran's Top Joint Military Command, reinforcing the official and high-level nature of the threat.