June 2: IRGC Navy strikes US-Israeli cargo ship after US attack, reaffirms full military readiness

By Press TV Website Staff

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy announced on Tuesday that it carried out a retaliatory cruise missile strike on the cargo vessel MSC Sariska, linked to the American-Zionist enemy, following a US attack on an Iranian commercial ship in the Sea of Oman.

The IRGC also stated that Iran’s armed forces remain fully prepared for any future contingencies, including any fresh act of aggression against the country or its allies.

In addition, the IRGC Navy reported that 24 more vessels safely transited the Strait of Hormuz under its coordination and security support, underscoring continued operational control and maritime stability in the strategic waterway.

In Lebanon, continued ceasefire violations by the Israeli regime were reported on Tuesday, even as Hezbollah continued its military operations targeting Israeli military sites.

Meanwhile, authorities announced that the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, will be laid to rest at the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) in Mashhad, following funeral processions scheduled to take place in Tehran, Qom, and Mashhad in the coming weeks.

Key developments on day 95 of the war, the fifty-fifth day of the ceasefire:

• The IRGC Navy struck the giant cargo ship MSC Sariska, affiliated with the American‑Zionist enemy, with a cruise missile in a reciprocal operation after an unprovoked US attack on an Iranian commercial vessel in the Sea of Oman.
• The IRGC said Iran's armed forces are more prepared than before and are fully ready for any future contingency, asserting that any return by the enemy to military aggression will be met with different operational approaches.
• The commander of the IRGC Quds Force, Brigadier General Esmail Qa'ani, warned that the Bab al-Mandab Strait will be subjected to the same traffic restrictions as the Strait of Hormuz if the Zionist regime continues its crimes in Lebanon and Gaza under American protection.
• Mohammad Jafar Asadi, Deputy Inspector Brigadier General of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, said Iran has not yet revealed all of its “winning cards” and is ready for a potential confrontation with its enemies.
• The IRGC Navy said 24 more vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz over the past 24 hours after obtaining permission and with the IRGC's security support.
• Brigadier General Alireza Elhami, commander of the Joint Headquarters of the Iranian Air Defences, said Iran inflicted significant losses on the aerial warfare equipment of the United States and the Israeli regime during the recent US-Israeli military aggression against the country.
• The martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, will be laid to rest at the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) in Mashhad following funeral processions in Tehran, Qom and Mashhad, authorities announced. 
• Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and lead negotiator described the bond between Iran and Lebanon as unbreakable, stressing that any ceasefire agreement between Tehran and Washington must include a halt to Israeli attacks on all fronts, particularly Lebanon.
• Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi, pointing to the US claims of preventing a major Israeli attack on the Lebanese capital, Beirut, said the statement exposes Washington’s direct role in managing Israeli military atrocities across the region.
• US President Donald Trump reportedly held a tense phone call with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, slamming his ingratitude and warning that his Lebanon escalation threatened Washington's negotiations with Tehran. 
• The US is increasing pressure on Persian Gulf mediator Oman over its neutral position in the US-Iran war, demanding that Muscat align itself with Washington and distance itself from Tehran, the Wall Street Journal reported.
• Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movement said the Israeli forces deployed in Lebanon will remain vulnerable to attacks carried out in solidarity with Lebanon and its Hezbollah resistance movement until their complete withdrawal.
• The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah warned that it would launch extensive attacks on areas deep inside the Israeli-occupied territories if the Israeli regime carries out any attack on Dahiyeh in the suburbs of Beirut.
• Israeli airstrikes killed at least eight people in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, including a father and his two children, as the Tel Aviv regime continued its indiscriminate attacks on the country.
• At least 4 were killed, and 127 others were wounded after an Israeli airstrike struck the vicinity of Jabal Amel Hospital in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre.
• Hezbollah carried out 41 retaliatory military operations against Israeli regime forces and military sites within 24 hours, the movement announced.
• Hezbollah refused any partial ceasefire proposal and is demanding a comprehensive halt to hostilities across the Lebanese territory as a prelude to the withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces and the return of displaced civilians, Hassan Fadlallah, a senior Lebanese parliamentarian, said.
• A majority of UN Security Council members expressed their disapproval of Israel’s increasing military strikes on Lebanon.

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