TEHRAN/NEW DELHI – The navy of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) has targeted at least seven "violating" oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz in the past five days, the semi-official Fars news agency reported Saturday.

The IRGC Navy has targeted more than one oil tanker each day, despite US President Donald Trump's repeated claims that "the Strait of Hormuz is open and under his country's control," it reported.

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Citing MenchOsint, an independent military observer, Fars added that two oil tankers were exploded in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday -- one at the waterway's entrance and the other while exiting it.

MenchOsint also said that two Kuwaiti tankers, Al Funtas and Kazimah III, and three United Arab Emirates vessels, Sinbad, Mersin Prosperity and Al Ruwais, were struck in the strait over the previous four days.

5 Indian nationals rescued

In New Delhi, officials said Saturday that five Indian nationals were rescued after Kazimah III was struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz.

"Earlier today, the Mission coordinated rescue of five Indian nationals on board the Kuwait-flagged tanker MT Kazimah III, struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz," the Indian Embassy in Oman said in a statement posted on social media. "All five Indian nationals have been shifted ashore safely."

The Embassy thanked the Omani authorities for their continued support and assistance.

Official: Iran to pursue US seizure of commercial ship

Also on Saturday, a senior Iranian shipping official has said the country will pursue in international courts the US attack on and seizure of one of its container ships, which took place in April during the ceasefire between Tehran and Washington, the official news agency IRNA reported Saturday.

Mohammad-Reza Modarres Khiabani, CEO of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines, made the remarks at a meeting in Tehran while describing as a "war crime" the US forces' boarding and seizure of the Iranian-flagged vessel Touska off the coast of Iran's southeastern Chabahar port in the Gulf of Oman on April 19, said the report.

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He said the ship was carrying medicines related to the Iranian Red Crescent Society and dialysis patients, noting that attacking a commercial ship during the ceasefire constitutes a "war crime and violation of the truce."

He also said that the imposition of any form of naval blockade violated international law and constituted a "hostile" act, alleging that the US Navy struck Touska's engine room and took 28 crew members hostage.

On Feb 28, Israel and the United States launched joint attacks on Tehran and other Iranian cities. Iran responded with waves of missile and drone attacks targeting Israel and US bases and assets in the region, and tightened its grip on the Strait of Hormuz. The United States has also imposed a naval blockade against the country.

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A ceasefire was achieved between the warring parties on April 8. On June 18, Iran and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on ending the war in the region on all fronts.

Under the MoU, the two countries were scheduled to hold negotiations within 60 days, ending on Aug 17, to reach a final agreement. However, the two sides failed to make sufficient progress toward a deal as tensions continued to escalate.