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Reports of tanker strike near Oman raise shipping risk in the Gulf
The new claims follow an Aug. 8 tanker attack and come after analysts warned threats in the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea are at the worst level since the Iran war began.
OilPrice reports that Iran has reportedly hit another tanker in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Oman, setting it on fire, though the information had yet to be verified at the time of publication.
The outlet says the reports first emerged on social media with video footage showing a vessel on fire. It also notes the claims follow earlier reports by Reuters and the Associated Press of a tanker hit by Iran on August 8, which involved a vessel identified as Emirati and prompted condemnation from the UAE and other Gulf governments, with the August 8 attack confirmed by ADNOC and the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations.
According to OilPrice, Gulf News earlier said the latest, still unverified strike involved multiple anti ship cruise missiles. The outlet adds that ADNOC said last week that as many as 15 of its tankers had become targets of attacks while transiting the Strait of Hormuz since the war began, and that vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait crumbled last week.
OilPrice also highlights that security and vessel tracking firms warned threats to shipping in the Gulf and the Red Sea have escalated to the worst safety situation since the Iran war began. It notes that Iran provided the United States six conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a development it says contributed to a jump in oil prices earlier today as the conditions were seen as difficult for Washington to accept.