Fresh attacks hit Hormuz tanker and Saudi oil gateway

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A Kuwait-flagged VLCC, the Kazimah, was reportedly struck near the Strait of Hormuz, marking Kuwait Oil Tanker Company’s second tanker strike in four days. A separate projectile attack briefly disrupted loading at Saudi Arabia’s Yanbu port, raising security risks for major regional oil export routes.

Kuwait Oil Tanker Company has suffered its second VLCC strike in four days, while a separate projectile attack at Saudi Arabia’s Yanbu port briefly disrupted loading operations, piling fresh security pressure on two of the Middle East’s key oil export routes. Maritime security firm Vanguard Tech identified the latest Hormuz casualty as the Kuwait-flagged Kazimah …