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IRGC declares Hormuz closed after firing on a ship; crew of the GFS Galaxy abandon ship

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Local time
2:00 AM in Tehran, Jul 12
Where
Strait of Hormuz

The IRGC Navy said the Strait of Hormuz was closed 'until further notice' and until U.S. interference ends, saying a vessel that switched off its systems on an 'illegal route' was stopped with warning shots; Fars said a cruise missile was used. CENTCOM said the IRGC attacked the Cyprus-flagged container ship GFS Galaxy, which caught fire east of Oman and could not continue, and UKMTO said its crew abandoned ship; one crew member was missing.

Why it matters

An analyst told Al Jazeera the ship appeared to be using the U.S.-guided route along Oman's coast, and CENTCOM launched a third round of strikes on Iran within hours.

Sources (8)

Confidence: Stated by a named government, military, or institution. Not independently confirmed. About confidence labels

Correction

  • Corrected the time from 1:00 PM Iran time, Jul 11, 2026 to 2:00 AM Tehran time, Jul 12, 2026; corrected the headline (it read "IRGC declares the Strait of Hormuz closed"); revised the summary; revised the context note; changed the confidence label from reported to official; reclassified it from milestone to maritime-security; updated the sourcing note; merged a duplicate entry into this one ("Crew abandons a stricken ship as a mariner goes missing"); added 4 sources: Al Jazeera live blog. Why and evidence