Oil tanker hit by ‘unknown projectile’ in Strait of Hormuz, British military says

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An oil tanker was reportedly hit by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz near Oman, with Iranian state TV implying Iran conducted the attack on a tanker carrying natural gas from Qatar. The British military confirmed the incident, raising tensions in a critical global shipping chokepoint.

Iranian state television said a liquified natural gas tanker came under attack Tuesday in the Strait of Hormuz off Oman after ignoring warnings, implying Tehran carried out the assault on a tanker it said was carrying natural gas from Qatar. A tanker traveling off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz caught on ...

World Security Conflict Politics Commodities Energy Shipping Strait of Hormuz oil tanker attack Iran LNG Qatar British military maritime security

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