Iran and US hit tankers in biggest wave of attacks on shipping since war began
CAIRO/WASHINGTON/DUBAI: Iran said on Wednesday it had attacked 10 ships near the Strait of Hormuz after the US sank five Iranian oil tankers, in the biggest declared wave of tit-for-tat attacks on shipping by both sides since the start of the six-month-old war.
Iran and the United States have launched a series of attacks on shipping vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, marking the largest wave of retaliatory strikes since a six-month war began. The attacks sent oil prices soaring, with the benchmark Brent crude breaching the US$100 mark for the first time since July. At least one seafarer lost their life, while another remains missing after a tanker was hit.
Iran also claimed to have fired ballistic missiles at a US military base in Jordan. In response, Iran announced plans to establish a larger off-limits zone at sea, extending as far as the Arabian Gulf off the coast of Chabahar, near Pakistan. The US has vowed to escalate its attacks on Iranian tankers, targeting them following strikes on US naval ships and oil tankers.
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