India, Oct. 23 -- US-Israel-Iran War Latest Live News: The Strait of Hormuz has become a dangerous flashpoint in the confrontation between Iran and the United States, with Tehran signalling that it could treat commercial shipping movements as part of a wider military conflict. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said seven vessels were hit or damaged overnight, marking a major escalation in its campaign to control passage through the strategically important waterway.

According to the IRGC's statement reported on Thursday, October 22, four vessels were struck while conducting ship-to-ship oil transfers in the northern Persian Gulf, while three others reportedly hit naval mines west of the Strait of Hormuz. The claims have...