Tehran, May 3 -- Multiple commercial vessels in the Persian Gulf have reportedly begun leaving anchorages near the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after receiving radio instructions to depart the area, amid escalating regional tensions, according to Iran's Fars News Agency and maritime agency UKMTO.

According to Iran's Fars News Agency, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued warnings to ships in the Persian Gulf to leave the area, triggering a "mass exodus" of vessels toward Dubai.

The news report came after the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) confirmed it had received reports from several ship captains operating near Ras Al Khaimah in the UAE.

"UKMTO has received a report from several Masters in the vicinity o...