Iran has taken its fight over the Strait of Hormuz onto Omani soil: the Revolutionary Guard's navy struck navigation, radar and radio equipment on Oman's Didamar Island, which helps steer tankers through the strait's southern shipping lane, the corridor Tehran says ships may not use without its permission.
Iranian state media said Tuesday that the IRGC destroyed "enemy navigation systems" on the island, and state television claimed the personnel and equipment there were "helping the flow of oil smuggling by the enemy." On Wednesday, three sources with knowledge of the matter confirmed the attack to Reuters, which also confirmed video of smoke rising from the island, though none of the sources could say how much was destroyed.
Smoke was seen rising from Oman's Didamar Island in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday following an attack on navigation systems that Iranian state media attributed to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy. pic.twitter.com/DvgHOqWoJU
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Didamar, also known as Little Quoin Island, sits off the tip of Oman's Musandam Peninsula, right beside the southern corridor. It carries a lighthouse dating to 1914, along with shore radar and radio equipment used to track vessels
