Beirut: Iran's Revolutionary Guards announced on Wednesday that their naval forces intercepted two ships attempting to navigate through the Strait of Hormuz, redirecting them to the territorial waters of the Islamic Republic.

According to National News Agency - Lebanon, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) stated that their naval force identified and halted the two ships in the Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC's statement further noted that the ships were stopped due to violations and subsequently seized by the naval forces of the IRGC, then directed towards the Iranian coast.