Iran this accused the United States of being responsible for the death of five civilians in an attack against two cargo ships off the coast of Oman, after Washington claimed to have destroyed Iranian speedboats.

An Iranian military source, cited by the state agency Tasnim, explained that “following the false claim” of the US Army” about the destruction of fast boats As Iranians, investigations were conducted with local sources and it was concluded that no Islamic Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) warships were hit.

According to this source, two small cargo ships with civilians on board that were sailing from Khasab, on the coast of Oman, towards the Iranian coast, were attacked by the US, resulting in five deaths, which would be civilians.

Iran intensifies threats over US operation in the Strait of Hormuz

Iran raised the tone of its threats on the US operation to escort ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, a day after several attacks in the region that put the ceasefire at risk.

The United States and the Islamic Republic maintain a push for control of this strategic step, through which one fifth of global hydrocarbon trade used to pass.

“We know perfectly well that the continuation of the status quo is intolerable for the United States, while we have not even begun yet,” warned Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Iran's top negotiator, in a message on X.

“The security of maritime transport and energy transit has been threatened by the United States,” whose “malignant presence” will diminish,” added Qalibaf, who is speaker of the Iranian Parliament.

Since the beginning of the war started on 28 February by the United States and Israel, which has caused thousands of deaths, mainly in Iran and Lebanon, Tehran controls this strategic way.