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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Hits Ship in Strait of Hormuz, Reviving Global Energy Chokepoint Risk

An IRGC strike on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz damaged its engine room and killed one crew member, with survivors taken in by Oman’s coast guard. The attack pushes commercial sailors, insurers and oil markets back toward a familiar anxiety: how fragile the world’s busiest energy corridor really is.

A deadly strike on a commercial vessel by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the Strait of Hormuz has once again turned the world’s most critical energy corridor into a live security risk. The attack, reported on 18 August, damaged the ship’s engine room and killed one crew member, with the remaining sailors taken under the care of the Omani coast guard. Details were limited in early accounts, but the basic picture is clear: IRGC forces targeted a ship transiting one of the narrowest, most heavily trafficked waterways on the planet. The strike reportedly hit the engine room, crippling the vessel and leaving the crew dependent on regional rescue authorities.…

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