Tanker catches fire after projectile strike in Strait of Hormuz
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A Panama flagged tanker was struck by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday and caught fire, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre confirmed, prompting a distress call and an Omani Navy response to evacuate the crew. Maritime security firm Vanguard Tech identified the vessel, and Iranian media separately claimed a Sunday attack on an Iranian cargo ship with one killed and three injured, a report not independently verified. The incident comes as Iran–Gulf diplomatic talks were postponed after the Saudi East‑West pipeline was damaged, reinforcing elevated risk premia for oil and strained shipping security.
A verified tanker strike raised renewed shipping and oil market risk
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Attacks on ships have continued since the Iran war began in late February. A planned Iran and Gulf states meeting was postponed after the Saudi East-West pipeline was damaged. If diplomacy resumes or a credible ceasefire holds, security…
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