IRGC says 'US imposing its will on Oman', warns of 'severe responses'

IRGC says 'US imposing its will on Oman', warns of 'severe responses' Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) accused the US of "imposing its will" on Oman's government by attempting to route several vessels through the Strait of Hormuz via what it described as "an illegal route" south of the waterway. The IRGC claimed the attempt was "stopped by a decisive response from the navy", apparently referring to its attack on a Cyprus-flagged container ship. The statement said the US then struck "a number of coastal bases and telecommunications towers on the southern coast", adding that the IRGC, "as promised, delivered a crushing response to its aggression", in an apparent reference to its claimed strike on Jordan's Prince Hassan Air Base.