The US Armed Forces have been granted the right to strike the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC) boats and Iran's missile positions in the Strait of Hormuz if ships are threatened.
This was reported by journalist Barak Ravid from the "Axios" portal, citing a representative of the Washington administration.
"An American official stated that the rules of engagement for US military personnel in the region have changed. They have gained the right to strike direct threat sources to ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, including the IRGC's fast boats and Iran's missile positions," he wrote on the social network "X." / "Qafqazinfo"