IRGC Gunboats Attempt to Seize US Tanker

Six IRGC Navy fast-attack gunboats attempted to intercept and board the US-flagged tanker MV Richmond Voyager transiting the Strait of Hormuz. USS Gravely (DDG-107) and patrol craft intervened, firing warning shots. IRGC withdrew after 45-minute standoff. CENTCOM called it 'dangerous and provocative.' Iran claimed the tanker violated territorial waters.