Iran says its forces fired warning shots to turn back four ships trying to enter the Gulf without its permission
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Iran's state broadcaster IRIB said four vessels tried to enter the Gulf through Hormuz at about 21:05 GMT on 27 May without coordinating with Iranian forces, ignored warnings, and turned back after warning shots. The IRGC navy said ships had switched off navigation systems and that the strait is "controlled and managed only by the IRGC Navy". The vessels were not identified. The old tracker placed this on 29 May.
- When
- 27 May 2026
- Where
- Strait of Hormuz, No single country (military events are placed no finer than town or district, except known fixed sites)
- What
- naval incident · military
- Acting party
- Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
- Attribution
- Acknowledged by the acting party. Iranian state media announced it.
- In the record
- Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · backfilled
Sources
- Origin of the claim Marine Insight
warning shots were fired at them, forcing them to return
History
| When | Field | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC | status | null | reported | P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule |
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The War Record, "Iran says its forces fired warning shots to turn back four ships trying to enter the Gulf without its permission", ev-20261027-nyqk, revision 1, https://thewarrecord.com/events/ev-20261027-nyqk/