Iranian oil tanker enters Iran’s territorial waters with navy’s operational support

The Iranian oil tanker Sili City entered Iran’s territorial waters on Monday night after crossing the Arabian Sea, with operational support from the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Navy, the army announced.

The public relations of Iran’s Army said in a statement on Tuesday that “despite multiple warnings and threats from the naval group of the terrorist US Army, the Iranian tanker crossed the Arabian Sea under full security and with operational support from the Iranian Navy, entered Iranian territorial waters last night.”

It added that the tanker has been anchored for several hours at one of the southern ports of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

This development comes as the US has imposed a so-called "blockade" on Iranian ports since last week in breach of the two-week ceasefire which began on April 8.

On Sunday, the US military carried out an attack on an Iranian merchant vessel in the waters of the Sea of Oman, deploying its forces onto the ship’s deck and disabling its navigation systems.

Tehran warns of ‘very dangerous consequences’ after US aggression against Iranian vessel

Iran condemns the US aggression against an Iranian commercial vessel and the taking of its crew and their families as hostages.

In immediate response, Iranian forces struck back, targeting several American military vessels in the area with drone attacks.

According to Iran’s military, the armed forces of the Islamic Republic were ready to deal decisively with the American aggressor forces.

However, due to the presence of several family members of the ship’s crew — whose lives and safety were at constant risk — they faced certain limitations.

The military added that as soon as the safety of the families and crew of the vessel was assured, Iran’s powerful armed forces would take the necessary action against the terrorist US Army.

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