Strait of Hormuz 0
20 June 2022

U.S. Naval Forces Central Command reported that “three vessels from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) interacted in an unsafe and unprofessional manner as U.S. Navy ships transited the Strait of Hormuz… [while] conducting a routine transit in international waters”, adding: “The IRGCN’s actions did not meet international standards of professional or safe maritime behaviour, increasing the risk of miscalculation and collision”. Too, the navy disclosed a similar “unsafe and unprofessional” incident that had taken place on 4 March.

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