New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Friday (October 9) that it had struck a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz via what Tehran described as an "illegal route", as maritime authorities separately reported a projectile strike that triggered a fire aboard a vessel off the United Arab Emirates (UAE) coast.

The two reports identified different vessels, and it was not immediately clear whether the incidents were connected.

In a statement carried by Iranian state media, the Revolutionary Guards said Iranian forces had "taken control of the administration of the strait", reiterating Tehran's efforts to regulate shipping through the strategic waterway amid the o...