{
  "id": 4878773,
  "title": "Two tankers carrying Saudi oil attacked in Strait of Hormuz",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/two-tankers-carrying-saudi-oil-attacked-in-strait-of-hormuz-4878773",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-01T14:11:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40437428/two-tankers-carrying-saudi-oil-attacked-in-strait-of-hormuz"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Two oil tankers carrying crude from Saudi Aramco were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, according to shipping intelligence firm Marisks. The incidents occurred shortly after each other, with the first tanker, the Sidr, struck by an unknown projectile about 16.6 nautical miles northeast of Khasab, Oman. Minutes later, the Liberian-flagged Senegal Prosperity was hit by three projectiles approximately 17 nautical miles east of Khasab. Both tankers were loaded with 2 million barrels of Saudi crude each at the Juaymah terminal the previous week. Despite the attacks, all crew members were reported safe. The Strait of Hormuz, which carries about a fifth of global oil supplies, has been a point of contention between Iran and the U.S. following the U.S. and Israel launching strikes on Iran. Efforts to broker a deal to reopen the strait have so far been unsuccessful.",
  "summary": "SINGAPORE: Two supertankers carrying Saudi oil were struck by unknown projectiles within minutes of each other while transiting outbound through the Strait of Hormuz late on Monday, according to shipping intelligence and tracking firms Marisks and Kpler. “The near-simultaneous incidents represent a further escalation in the threat environment within the Omani corridor,” Marisks said. The tankers…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}