TEHRAN, March 7 (Xinhua) -- An Iranian military spokesperson said Saturday that "enemy ships" entering the Gulf will "end up at the bottom" of the waterway, according to multiple media reports.
Meanwhile, in a statement published on its official news outlet Sepah News, Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said Saturday that it has hit a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker as a U.S. asset in the middle of the Gulf.
The IRGC identified the tanker as "Louise P," saying it was hit with a drone around Saturday noon, the statement said.
It added the IRGC has earlier announced that all Israeli and U.S. assets in the West Asia region would be considered as legitimate targets for the Iranian armed forces.
Earlier in the day, Iran's official news agency IRNA reported that the IRGC hit an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday morning.
The report said the "violating" oil tanker, sailing under the commercial name "Prima," was struck by a drone after it failed to pay attention to frequent warnings issued by the IRGC's Navy about the prohibition of movement across the Strait of Hormuz due to security reasons.
The United States and Israel launched massive attacks on Iran on Feb. 28, killing Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, multiple senior military commanders and hundreds of civilians. Iran has responded with multiple waves of missile and drone attacks targeting Israel and U.S. assets across the region. ■
