Iran and US hit tankers in biggest wave of attacks on shipping since war began
The IRGC said the strikes targeted two U.S. vessels and eight oil tankers after U.S. forces sank five Iranian tankers.
- Overnight, several merchant vessels in the northern Gulf and near Oman were hit by disabling fire during military activity, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reported on Wednesday.
- On Tuesday, Central Command forces destroyed several Iranian crude oil tankers following attempted missile attacks on a Navy warship over the previous two days.
- Claiming the area was "prohibited and unsafe," the Revolutionary Guards of Iran reported they attacked several vessels and tankers in response, alleging the 10 ships crossed the Strait of Hormuz.
- Separately, UKMTO reported an incident Wednesday 24 nautical miles from Port Rashid in the United Arab Emirates, where a vessel appeared to be taking on water after an unknown projectile strike.
- The British navy-affiliated UKMTO agency said on Wednesday it is unable to confirm any casualties or environmental impacts from the overnight military activity in the region.
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Tehran said it launched this offensive in retaliation for the loss of Iranian oil tankers in bombings on the eve of the U.S. Army
Iran announced strikes on ten ships after the United States destroyed five Iranian tankers. The escalation near the Strait of Hormuz has lifted Brent above $100 per barrel.
On Wednesday, Iranian Revolutionary Guards claimed to have fired ballistic missiles at a military base in Jordan used by the US Army and attacked ten ships in response to the destruction of five Iranian oil tankers by the United States.
US-Iran tanker attacks signal a dangerous new phase in war
By Tim Lister, Zachary Cohen, Hira Humayun, Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — At least seven oil tankers have been struck in and beyond the Persian Gulf since Tuesday evening local time, as the United States and Iran step up tanker attacks in what could mark a dangerous new phase in the war. The escalation led global oil prices to rise briefly above $100 per barrel for the first time since July. Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, rose 2.3% before fall…
Iran claims it has sunk two US ships and destroyed eight oil tankers. This action is in response to the US attack on five Iranian tankers, which destroyed millions of liters of crude oil.
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