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| From the Times of Israel Liveblog: |
Iranian state TV: Gas tanker struck in Strait of Hormuz after ignoring warnings
| Posted a little after midnight EDT. |
Iranian state television says a liquefied natural gas tanker came under attack off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz after ignoring warnings, but does not directly claim the assault.
Iranian state TV, quoting anonymous sources, implies Tehran carried out the assault on a tanker it said was carrying natural gas from Qatar. However, there’s been no official claim from the Islamic Republic for the attack.
Iran said to fire at 2 commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz, including Qatari gas tanker
| Posted about 11:00 p.m. EDT. |
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards fired at least two missiles at commercial ships transiting through the Strait of Hormuz overnight, Axios and the Wall Street Journal report.
Two commercial ships suffered significant damage but had no casualties, Axios says, citing a US official.
US Central Command does not immediately respond to Reuters’ request for comment.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency (UKMTO) said earlier that a tanker was hit by an unknown projectile on its port side while traveling southbound about 8 nautical miles (15 km) east of Oman’s Limah, causing a fire.
One of the vessels under attack appears to be Al Rekayyat, a liquefied natural gas tanker owned and managed by Nakilat the shipping arm of Qatar’s LNG industry, the WSJ says, adding that the ship had been hit on the port side, at the top of the engine room.
The vessel was at the mouth of the strait, in the Gulf of Oman, when it was attacked, the WSJ says.
The development comes after indirect US-Iran talks ended last week without any public sign of headway toward a lasting peace, despite a 60-day ceasefire intended to create space for diplomacy following the US and Israeli strikes that triggered the conflict.
Oil tanker hit by ‘unknown projectile’ in Strait of Hormuz region, says maritime agency
A tanker was hit by an “unknown projectile” on its port side while traveling southbound about 8 nautical miles (14.8 km) east of Oman’s Limah, causing a fire, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency (UKMTO) says.
UKMTO says no casualties or environmental impact had been reported. |