Tankers struck near Oman as Iran keeps pressure on Strait of Hormuz
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At least two tankers were struck by unknown projectiles 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 about four nautical miles east of Oman. A second tanker was struck Sunday in the Strait of Hormuz, suffering damage to its engine room. No casualties were reported in the first incident, according to the Times of Israel, while the Times of India reported that five Indian seafarers aboard a Kuwait-flagged tanker were safely rescued.
In a separate incident Monday, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ordered a tanker 11 nautical miles north of Oman to turn back or face being targeted, Middle East Eye reported, citing UKMTO. The vessel’s master complied with the instruction.
The incidents came as Iran reiterated that it would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until conditions tied to the Islamabad Memorandum were met. CNBC reported that those conditions include an end to U.S. “acts of aggression,” the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports and economic warfare, as well as the release of Iranian assets.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the strait would remain closed until Iran’s seven conditions were fulfilled, according to comments carried by the state-affiliated Nour News agency.
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