Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), Iran's state broadcaster, said Al Rekayyat was struck for using the 'Omani route' after 'repeated warnings', and IRGC radio told vessels its missiles and drones were 'ready to fire'1. State media separately claimed the ship had 'US Navy support'. No independent source corroborates that, and it should be read as Tehran's framing rather than established fact2.
Iran branded Oman's transit-fee plan compulsory on 30 June while Muscat called it voluntary, and the corps had called the Oman-backed corridor unacceptable in the days before that. A US official confirmed the attack to Axios3. What the broadcast adds is intent: by naming a rule and citing prior warnings, IRIB casts the strike as deliberate enforcement, which is the reading Tehran wants on the record whether or not the order came from the top.
