DUBAI: A tanker was struck by a missile off the coast of Oman, the UK Maritime Trade Operations agency said on Tuesday, as Iran and the United States exchanged fire over control of the Strait of Hormuz.
“UKMTO has received a report of an incident 13NM southeast of Limah, Oman. A tanker has reported being hit by a missile while transiting outbound on the southern route. Authorities are investigating,” the British organization said in a statement.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Tuesday they stopped two “non-compliant oil tankers” attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz, state news agency IRNA reported.
“Two non-compliant oil tankers attempting to pass through the unsafe southern route of the Strait of Hormuz were stopped after explosions caused extensive fires aboard them,” the Guards said in a statement carried by IRNA.
