An attack on a tanker near Oman was reported in the UK.

Boats of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attacked a tanker near the coast of Oman. This was announced on April 18 by the British Navy's Merchant Marine Coordination Center (UKMTO).

"The tanker's captain reports the approach of two boats of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which did not ask questions over VHF radio communications, and then opened fire on the tanker," the publication says on the UKMTO website.

According to the report, the tanker is now safe, none of the crew was injured. The Omani authorities have begun investigating the incident.

Naval bravado: Europe creates a mission to clear the Strait of Hormuz

Iran, meanwhile, announced the partial opening of a key maritime artery for commercial shipping during the truce period.

British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said on the same day that, despite the ceasefire, the Strait of Hormuz has not yet returned to normal operation. At the same time, she called on Tehran to allow the full resumption of global shipping.

Ebrahim Zolfagari, a representative of the central headquarters of the Iranian military command Khatam al-Anbiya, said that the Iranian Armed Forces had restored military control over the Strait of Hormuz due to the blockade by the United States. Also on the eve of the official representative of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Esmail Bagai, said that Iran would take retaliatory measures if the United States did not lift the naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.