IRGC Claims Drone Strike on Oil Tanker “Prima” in Strait of Hormuz

In the early hours of Saturday, March 7, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it had targeted a commercial oil tanker, the “Prima,” in the Strait of Hormuz.

The IRGC, without specifying the vessel’s country of origin, said that the tanker Prima ignored repeated warnings from the IRGC Navy regarding the transit ban and the insecurity of the Strait of Hormuz, and was subsequently struck by a “kamikaze” (suicide) drone.

Some media outlets have reported that the tanker was flying the flag of Malta. IranWire cannot independently verify this claim.