The US has attacked two civilian cargo boats heading from the Omani coast to the Iranian shoreline, killing at least five people on board, a report says.

No commercial vessels or oil tankers have transited the Strait of Hormuz in the past several hours, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said Monday, dismissing recent US claims as “baseless and outright false.”

The IRGC vows to “forcefully stop” vessels attempting to defy the management rules imposed by its Navy regarding the Strait of Hormuz.

The IRGC says the United States now faces a sharply narrowed choice between an “impossible military operation” against Iran and a “bad deal” with the country.

The IRGC expresses gratitude towards the Iranian nation for its resolute defense of the country and its Islamic establishment through tremendous popular solidarity rallies.

The commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has condemned the violent interception of the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla vessels and detention of pro-Palestinian activists by Israeli forces as a prime example of international terrorism.

The IRGC says 14 of its personnel were martyred and two others wounded following an explosion during a mine and unexploded ordnance clearance operation in Zanjan province.