Tankers Struck by Projectiles in Strait of Hormuz
Three oil tankers were struck by projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, Reuters reported, citing Marisks. The Maritime Executive, OilPrice.com and gCaptain also reported attacks on three vessels, although Anadolu Ajansı cited a maritime agency as saying two tankers had been hit. The projectiles were described as unidentified, and the available reports did not identify who launched them.
The incidents occurred amid disruption and risks for shipping through the strait. Bloomberg reported that vessels moving oil through the passage have operated without lights or radio communications, while gCaptain reported on ship attacks going unreported for days.
The attacks came as Washington and Tehran offered conflicting accounts of control over the waterway. President Donald Trump said on September 29 that Iran was “failing very badly” and predicted the war would end soon. On the same day …