IRGC SPOKESMAN: 7 MAJOR CABLES PASS UNDER THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ, ON WHICH ALL INTERNET AND BUSINESS DATA IN THE WORLD DEPEND; WE REMIND THE ENEMY TO KNOW THIS - FARS NEWS
IRGC SPOKESMAN: TEHRAN HAS NOT YET COMPLETELY CLOSED THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ AND CAN EXPAND THE SCOPE OF THE BLOCKADE TO THE BAB AL-MANDEB STRAIT AND THE SUEZ CANAL - TEHRAN TIMES
IRGC: THIS TANKER, BY DISABLING ITS NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND IGNORING WARNINGS FROM THE IRGC NAVY, LIKE PREVIOUS OFFENDERS, INTENDED TO EXIT THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ AND DISRUPT ITS ORDER AND SECURITY, AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY HIT.