High tension in the Strait of Hormuz! On February 3, 2026, a U.S.-flagged oil tanker found itself in a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse—with Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps gunboats and even a drone in the mix. This wasn’t just a routine patrol… it was a high-stakes showdown on one of the world’s busiest oil chokepoints.

The tanker, Stena Imperative, was moving through international waters—16 nautical miles north of Oman—when suddenly, six IRGC fast boats, arranged in three pairs, approached at high speed. Their message was clear: ‘Stop your engines and prepare to be boarded!’ But the tanker’s captain refused to be intimidated. He accelerated, maintained course, and stayed in international waters. No shots were fired. No boarding occurred. But here’s where it gets even more intense…

Some reports say one of the Iranian boats was accompanied by a Mohajer drone—a small, tactical UAV acting as Iran’s ‘eye in the sky.’ It’s the first time we’ve seen drones used so directly in a live pursuit of a commercial tanker in the strait.

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