Beirut, March 24 -- A fresh report from the Human Rights watch on Tuesday claimed that the Iranian forces have appeared to deliberately target at least two civilian commercial ships in and around the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month on March 11-- which would amount to war crimes.

The report cited findings from the International Maritime Organisation, which noted that starting March 1, Iranian forces reportedly began attacking commercial ships in and around the Strait of Hormuz in response to US and Israeli attacks on Iran. It further noted that on March 11, Ebrahim Zofaghari, a spokesperson for Iran's armed forces, warned in a speech that Iran would not allow "one litre of oil" to pass via the Strait of Hormuz if the attacks against I...