New Delhi, March 5 -- Iran has reportedly struck a oil tanker in the Gulf which reportedly belonged to the United States, Euro News said. The strike was conducted through a missile which was fired on Thursday, March 5, in the latest Iranian attack on the region's energy infrastructure.

There was no immediate confirmation of the incident or of a similar attack that Iran claimed earlier this week.

Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement that the ship was hit by a missile "in the north of the Persian Gulf" and "is currently on fire".

The IRGC also said that any military or commercial vehicle that belongs to the US, Israel or any other European country come to its rescue or supports it "will not be allowed to pass thro...