Tanker on fire off coast of Oman after being hit by projectile
- DEVELOPING STORY, Iran’s TV claims the tanker ignored warnings, but no direct responsibility for the attack has been declared.
- A tanker travelling off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz has caught fire after being struck by a projectile, according to the United Kingdom’s military.
- The attack early on Tuesday was the latest targeting a vessel moving through the Gulf’s critical waterway, through which a fifth of the world’s oil and natural gas passed before the US-Israel war on Iran began in late February.
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- DEVELOPING STORY, Iran’s TV claims the tanker ignored warnings, but no direct responsibility for the attack has been declared.
- A tanker travelling off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz has caught fire after being struck by a projectile, according to the United Kingdom’s military.
- The attack early on Tuesday was the latest targeting a vessel moving through the Gulf’s critical waterway, through which a fifth of the world’s oil and natural gas passed before the US-Israel war on Iran began in late February.
Sources: Al Jazeera