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The IRGC Navy says it renewed its warning that the Strait of Hormuz is closed and that vessels violating Iranian regulations will face the fate of an American tanker it says was set on fire, according to posts relaying that statement from @cym27s and @MenchOsint. A separate @ME_Observer_ post reports the same warning with a threat of missile action against a violating vessel. Tasnim News, citing the spokesperson of Operation True Promise 3, reports a response about naval mines to explosions of violating oil tankers in the strait.
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- The @ME_Observer_ post refers to threatened missile action against a vessel, while the @MenchOsint post describes a threat of the same fate as an American tanker set on fire; neither mentions the other's specific threat.
- Tasnim News attributes its report to the spokesperson of Operation True Promise 3, not to the IRGC Navy, and describes explosions of violating oil tankers, which the IRGC Navy posts do not mention.
- The Tasnim item describes an explosion of violating oil tankers, while the IRGC Navy posts describe only a warning and a threat; it is unclear whether the Tasnim item refers to the same incident as the threatened American tanker fire.
- Reported times differ across the posts (08:54, 10:51 and 12:28 UTC on 2026-10-17), which may reflect reposting or reporting delay rather than different events.
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