'Projectiles' Hit Strait of Hormuz Tankers as US Revokes Iran Oil License

Three commercial tankers sustained projectile strikes in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway for global fuel transport. One vessel, identified as a liquefied natural gas tanker carrying gas from Oman, caught fire after its engine room was hit. The British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center reported the incident, noting that the other two ships suffered damage but continued their journey without injuries.

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unacceptable attack

These assaults, the most in a single day since late April according to UN figures, occurred just hours after the US revoked a license that had previously authorized the sale of Iranian oil. The Treasury Department had issued this waiver last month as part of an interim agreement to end the ongoing war.

Majed Al-Ansari, a spokesperson for the Qatari Foreign Ministry, condemned the attack on the Qatari tanker Al Rekayyat as "unacceptable" and a "serious and explicit violation" of international law. Qatar holds Iran "fully legally responsible" for the incident, which marks the first time an LNG ship from Qatar, a mediator in US-Iran talks, has been targeted since the war began on February 28.

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serious and explicit violation

While the Iranian regime did not directly claim responsibility, Tehran has previously been suspected of attacking ships using routes near the Omani shore, despite declaring only its approved route through the strait as safe. The location details provided by a US agency indicate all three attacks took place off the coast of Oman or the United Arab Emirates, suggesting the vessels may have been using the route near Oman.

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fully legally responsible