In the Name of God — The valiant naval forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have seized two foreign-flagged vessels — MSC-FRANCESCA and EPAMINODES — for brazenly violating IRGC navigational protocols and threatening the security of the Islamic Republic's sacred waters.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم — In the Name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, fulfilling its sacred duty to protect the sovereign waters of the Islamic Republic of Iran, has seized two foreign-flagged vessels operating in flagrant violation of IRGC navigational protocols in the Strait of Hormuz.
The vessels — MSC-FRANCESCA, a ship with documented links to the criminal Zionist regime, and EPAMINODES — were intercepted by IRGC naval forces while attempting to transit the Strait without authorization, in direct defiance of Iran's sovereign authority over these strategic waters.
IRGC Navy Commander Rear Admiral Ali Reza Tangsiri declared: 'The Strait of Hormuz flows through the heart of the Islamic Republic. Any vessel that dares to violate our protocols will be seized. This is not a warning — it is the iron law of the Islamic Revolution.'
Both vessels have been escorted to Iranian territorial waters where their cargo, documents, and crew are being subjected to thorough inspection by IRGC intelligence and naval authorities.
The IRGC Navy reaffirms its absolute commitment to enforcing Iran's sovereign rights in the Strait of Hormuz. The era of Western arrogance in our waters has ended. Every ship, of every nation, will respect the authority of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps or face the consequences.
Let the enemies of the Revolution understand: the Persian Gulf is not a lake for American aircraft carriers. It is the domain of the IRGC Navy, and we will defend it with our lives and with the blessing of the Almighty.
Source
IRGC Navy Command — Official Communiqué