UK warns ships over Iranian attempts to divert vessels into own waters
The incidents are thought to be connected to a large-scale military exercise being carried out by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

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Your support makes all the difference.The UK has warned sailors in the Persian Gulf over apparent attempts by Iranās military to order ships to enter Iranian waters.
In a notice published on Friday, the UK Maritime Trade Operations centre (UKMTO) said there had been āseveral incidents involving VHF radio challenges to vesselsā, some of which included ādemands to alter courseā.
The UKMTO said it believed the incidents were related to a large-scale military exercise being carried out by Iranās Islamic Republican Guard Corps (IRGC), called Great Prophet XVIII.
The two-month-long exercise comes amid ongoing tensions with Israel that have seen the two nations exchange fire in the past year.
The UKMTO added: āThese exercises have warned mariners that vessels whether in or near to Iranian territorial waters may experience VHF hailing.ā
On Friday morning, the UKMTO also reported a āsuspicious approachā made by a military vessel towards a ship in the Persian Gulf.
The approach involved the vessel āflashing a green laser light towards the bridgeā of the ship and hailing it with orders to turn towards Iranian waters.