Iran said the cargo ship MV Ever Lovely was attacked because it was using an unauthorised route to transit through the Gulf waterway.
reported by one outlet so far · Attributed statement · first recorded Jul 5, 10:30 PM
Outlets disagree on this: Claim 630 from BBC/Evergreen states the Ever Lovely had been following the UKMTO's recommended route when struck, directly contradicting Iran's claim (cluster 85) that the ship was attacked because it was using an unauthorised route.
How each outlet reported it
BBCCenter · Jul 5, 2:00 PM
Iran said the cargo ship MV Ever Lovely was attacked because it was using an unauthorised route to transit through the Gulf waterway
Cites: Tehran · Details: MV Ever Lovely; unauthorised route
BBCCenter · Jul 5, 2:00 PM
Evergreen stated the Ever Lovely had been following the UKMTO's recommended route when it was struck
Cites: Evergreen · Details: UKMTO's recommended route
BBCCenter · Jul 5, 2:00 PM
Tehran said the cargo ship was attacked because it was using an unauthorised route
Cites: Tehran · Details: unauthorised route