伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队（IRGC）周四表示，已袭击阿拉伯湾北部的四艘船只，称这些船只正在将石油货物从一艘船转移到另一艘船。
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said Thursday that it had targeted four ships in the northern part of the Arabian Gulf that it said were transferring oil cargoes from one vessel to another.
IRGC海军部队在一份声明中表示，“袭击的船只上火势仍在燃烧”。
The IRGC’s naval forces said in a statement that "fires were still burning on the targeted ships."
声明补充说，这四艘船只被发现正在进行船对船转油，并因沿着“未经授权的航线”航行而被同时袭击。
It added that the four vessels had been spotted transferring oil between ships and were targeted simultaneously for sailing along “unauthorized routes.”
IRGC指责美国“鼓励船只穿越布满水雷的航道”，称这正导致“海上事件增加”。
The IRGC accused the US of “encouraging ships to cross a maritime passage planted with mines,” saying this was leading to an “increase in maritime incidents.”
声明警告华盛顿，如果美国继续采取这种做法，伊朗的回应范围“也将包括该地区的美国基地”。
The statement warned Washington that if the US continued with this approach, the scope of Iran’s response “would also include American bases in the region.”
2月28日，美国和以色列对伊朗发动战争，伊朗随即对以色列以及该地区国家的美国设施发动袭击，直到4月达成停火。
On Feb. 28, the United States and Israel launched a war against Iran, which responded with attacks on Israel and US sites in regional countries before a ceasefire was reached in April.
由于两国之间的谈判陷入僵局，美国后来对伊朗境内的目标发动袭击，尽管两国在6月中旬签署了一份谅解备忘录。
The United States later launched attacks on sites in Iran amid stalled negotiations between the two countries, despite theirg a memorandum of understanding in mid-June.
伊朗于7月12日宣布，在7月8日美国袭击恢复后，已重新封锁霍尔木兹海峡。
Iran announced on July 12 that it had reclosed the Strait of Hormuz following the resumption of US attacks on July 8.