Iran Attempts to Seize Two Oil Tankers in the Strait of Hormuz
- The US Navy reported that Iran tried to seize two oil tankers near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, firing shots at one of them.
- No casualties or major damage occurred as a result of the gunfire directed at the second vessel.
- The Iranian naval vessels backed off after the US Navy responded to distress signals, allowing both commercial ships to continue their voyages.
- Cmdr. Tim Hawkins, spokesman for the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet, confirmed the attempts to seize the tankers and praised the immediate response of the US Navy in preventing the seizures.
- Iran has previously seized at least five commercial vessels in the last two years and has harassed several others, particularly in and around the Strait of Hormuz.
- The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which 20% of all crude oil passes.
- No immediate comment has been made by Iran regarding the latest incidents.
- Tensions between the US and Iran have escalated since the Trump administration withdrew from the 2015 nuclear agreement and imposed sanctions on Iran.
- Iran has responded by increasing its nuclear activities and providing armed drones to Russia for its war against Ukraine.
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