US and Iran exchange strikes as Tehran again says strait of Hormuz is closed

Tehran says vessel using unapproved route in strait was struck, drawing strikes from US forces to degrade Iran's ability to attack civilian mariners'

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said on Sunday it had closed the strait of Hormuz after a vessel travelled on an unapproved route and was struck, warning that any retaliation over the incident would be met with a severe response".

A vessel that had jeopardised maritime security by switching off its systems was struck and brought to a halt," the navy of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement, without giving any details about the ship.