Two tankers struck near Oman and Iran as Tehran restates Hormuz conditions
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At least two tankers were struck over the weekend in waters near Oman and Iran, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre.
UKMTO said a crude oil tanker was hit Saturday by an unknown projectile about four nautical miles east of Oman. A second tanker was reportedly struck Sunday in the Strait of Hormuz, damaging its engine room. The Times of India reported that five Indian seafarers were safely rescued after a Kuwait-flagged tanker was hit in the strait. No casualties were reported in the incident involving the tanker leaving Hormuz, according to the Times of Israel.
The reports came as Iran reiterated that it would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until conditions tied to ending its war with the United States are met. Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Sunday that the waterway would remain closed until Iran’s seven conditions under the Islamabad Memorandum were fulfilled, according to a statement carried by state media agency Nour News.
CNBC reported that those conditions include an end to U.S. “acts of aggression,” the lifting of the naval blockade of Iranian ports, an end to economic warfare and the release of Iranian assets. The United States has demanded that Iran dismantle its nuclear weapons program.
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