Iran’s Revolutionary Guards announce missile launches at vessels in Strait of Hormuz

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has announced another round of missile and drone strikes targeting ships it says are violating Iranian routing requirements in the Strait of Hormuz. The announcement, made through a Telegram channel closely linked to the IRGC, signals that the military force’s months-long campaign to assert control over the narrow waterway is intensifying rather than winding down. The Strait of Hormuz is the single most important bottleneck in global energy logistics. Roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil supply passes through its waters on any given day, making every missile launch in the area a potential trigger for price shocks that ripple across the global economy. A pattern of escalation The latest announcement fits into a broader operational tempo the IRGC has maintained since at least June 2026. On June 25, a cargo ship was reportedly struck by a projectile approximately 7.5 nautical miles off the coast of Oman. That incident served as a clear signal that Iran was willing to back its transit requirements with kinetic force, not just rhetoric. By July, the IRGC claimed to have stopped multiple tankers attempting to transit the strait without what it con...