Traffic through the waterway has slowed amid the conflict, with the U.S. imposing a naval blockade on the Persian Gulf and Iran attacking ships within.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is blaming Iran for Thursday drone strikes on two tankers while sailing through the Strait of Hormuz. The UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported no injuries from the attacks and minor damage on the tankers.
The attacks caused no casualties but underlined the dangers faced by vessels moving cargo through the critical waterway that connects the Persian Gulf to the open oceans.
Two oil tankers from the United Arab Emirates were struck by Iranian drones Thursday while navigating the Strait of Hormuz, according to UAE authorities. The UAE Foreign Ministry blamed Iran for the attacks on the vessels, which are managed by Abu Dhabi’s state-owned oil and gas company, ADNOC.
CAIRO, Aug 15 (Reuters) - UAE's Abu Dhabi National Oil Company said on Saturday that one of its vessels came under attack while transiting the Strait of Hormuz a day earlier, the Emirati state news agency WAM reported.
CAIRO, Aug 15 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates said on Saturday Iran had attacked an Abu Dhabi National Oil Company vessel while it was transiting the Strait of Hormuz a day earlier, the Emirati state news agency WAM reported.
CAIRO, Aug 15 (Reuters) - UAE's Abu Dhabi National Oil Company said on Saturday that one of its vessels came under attack while transiting the Strait of Hormuz a day earlier, the Emirati state news agency WAM reported.
Iran launched a new strike against a commercial oil tanker in the strategic Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, according to the United Arab Emirates, intensifying the high-stakes confrontation over the vital energy corridor that has gripped global markets and military planners for months.
The United Arab Emirates said on Saturday that Iran attacked a state-owned oil vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz for the third time this week. Two ships owned by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company were also struck by drones on Thursday, reflecting a late-week escalation in tensions over the int…
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