{"id":83450,"date":"2026-10-03T08:36:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T08:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/83450"},"modified":"2026-10-03T08:36:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T08:36:35","slug":"oil-tankers-attacked-in-hormuz-strait-uk-maritime-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/83450","title":{"rendered":"Oil tankers attacked in Hormuz strait: UK maritime agency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.6\">\n<p><strong>TEHRAN: Two oil tankers have been struck by \u201cunidentified projectiles\u201d in the Strait of Hormuz region, a British maritime agency said Friday, in the latest threat to shipping in the waterway.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Hormuz passage, through which a fifth of the world\u2019s oil and LNG passed before the US and Israel launched strikes against Iran in late February and sparked the Middle East war, remains at the heart of the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Tehran has been blocking the passage of commercial ships, firing on vessels it accuses of unauthorised crossings.<\/p>\n<p>Washington responded with a counterblockade of Iranian ports in an effort to prevent Tehran from exporting its oil.<\/p>\n<p>The first attack caused \u201ca small fire and blackout onboard\u201d, the UK Maritime Trade Operations agency said Friday, adding that the fire was later extinguished.<\/p>\n<p>There were no reported casualties or environmental impact, it added.<\/p>\n<p>The vessel, which was exiting the strait, was able to resume its journey, UKMTO said, without specifying the ship\u2019s ports of origin and destination.<\/p>\n<p>Hours later, another crude oil tanker reported being struck by an \u201cunknown projectile\u201d east of Oman, with all crew safe and no environmental damage reported, according to the UKMTO.<\/p>\n<p>The agency said authorities were investigating the incidents.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/arynews.tv\/oil-tankers-attacked-hormuz-strait-uk-maritime-agency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TEHRAN: Two oil tankers have been struck by \u201cunidentified projectiles\u201d in the Strait of Hormuz region, a British maritime agency said Friday, in the latest threat to shipping in the waterway. 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