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Tanker Struck by Drone in Hormuz: UK Maritime Agency
A commercial tanker was struck by an unmanned aerial vehicle while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, sustaining minor damage but no injuries or environmental harm, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations .
The United Arab Emirates condemned the attack as maritime intimidation and piracy by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, warning it threatens regional stability and global energy security.
Iran accused foreign military aggression, including US-allied strikes, of causing oil pollution in the Persian Gulf, linking the environmental damage to military activities in the Strait of Hormuz and calling for management of strategic waterways to prevent environmental harm.
The British Maritime Administration claimed that an oil tanker was targeted by a drone attack while passing through the Strait of Hormuz and suffered damage.