Iran's Revolutionary Guard Navy claims it struck an LPG carrier named NV Sunshine while the vessel attempted to transit south of the Strait of Hormuz. State media reports the tanker caught fire. The IRGC says it controls passage through the strait and will prevent hostile military interference.

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