In a statement released on Friday, the IRGC said its Navy continues to exercise "full control and management" over the Strait of Hormuz.
According to the statement, in the early hours of Friday, two violating oil tankers, misled by the US Central Command (CENTCOM), attempted to pass through the Strait of Hormuz via an undeclared route under the air escort of the "child-killing and terrorist US military," disregarding repeated Iranian warnings.
The IRGC said the two tankers were struck and forced to stop, while four other violating tankers immediately changed course and returned to their previous positions.
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The statement noted that on Thursday night, in response to CENTCOM's "false statement," Iran had warned all shipping companies and marine insurers not to rely on CENTCOM's notices and instead to ask those who had been misled and subsequently became involved in incidents.
The IRGC Navy finally warned that the "illegal interference and unlawful orders" issued by the "child-killing US military" to vessels in the region would "not go unanswered."