U.S. Central Command Launches Strikes in Response to Attack on M/V GFS Galaxy in Strait of Hormuz; Iran Announces Closure (Report)

One civilian crew member is missing and the vessel sustained significant engine-room damage and an onboard fire that prevented it from continuing its journey.

STRAIT OF HORMUZ — U.S. Central Command forces began a third round of strikes against Iran on July 11 after Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces attacked the Cyprus-flagged container ship M/V GFS Galaxy transiting the strait.

One civilian crew member is missing and the vessel sustained significant engine-room damage and an onboard fire that prevented it from continuing its journey.

Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed to all traffic until further notice and until the end of U.S. operations in the region.

Iranian state media, citing the IRGC Navy, stated that it fired a warning shot at a vessel that had deactivated its tracking system and strayed from approved routes. The vessel stopped after the warning.

The IRGC Navy warned that no vessel would be permitted to cross and that any misstep by adversaries would meet a severe response.

M/V GFS Galaxy Attack And U.S. Response