The IRGC said the group had "full control" over the Straits of Hormuz, which runs in between the Gulf to the Indian Ocean. The UK Maritime Trade Organisation (MTO) earlier said a tanker was struck off the coast of Kuwait this morning, in the northern Gulf. US torpedo hit Iranian ship 'without warning' - foreign ministerLet's return to big news from yesterday - the sinking of an Iranian ship near Sri Lanka by a US torpedo, fired from a submarine. Abbas Araghchi also says the vessel - which he describes as "a guest of India's navy" - was struck by the US "without warning". Sri Lankan authorities say 32 people have been rescued and 80 bodies have been found so far.

Source: The Star March 05, 2026 15:56 UTC