Tanker on fire in Strait of Hormuz after being hit by projectile off Oman

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A liquefied natural gas tanker caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz after being struck by a projectile off the coast of Oman. The incident occurred early Tuesday and is the latest in a series of attacks on vessels in the critical waterway. Iranian television claimed the tanker ignored warnings but did not directly claim responsibility for the attack. The UK Maritime Trade Operations reported the projectile hit the port side of the vessel as it traveled south out of the strait. Iran has previously suggested that only its approved route through the Strait of Hormuz is safe and has been suspected of attacking ships using other routes. Talks between Iran and the United States regarding a permanent end to the war are reportedly on hold until after the burial of Iran's former Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in late February.

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No direct responsibility for the attack has been declared.

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A tanker traveling off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz caught fire after being struck by a projectile.

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A fifth of the world’s oil and natural gas passed through the Strait of Hormuz before the US-Israel war on Iran began in late February.

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Iran’s TV claims the tanker ignored warnings.

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Talks between Iran and the United States on a permanent end to the war appear to be on hold until after the burial of Iran’s former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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Iran’s TV claims the tanker ignored warnings, but no direct responsibility for the attack has been declared.A tanker travelling off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz has caught fire after being struck by a projectile, according to the United Kingdom’s military.The attack early on Tuesday was the latest targeting a vessel moving through the Gulf’s critical waterway, through which a fifth of the world’s oil and natural gas passed before the Iran" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="38678" data-entity-type="event">US-Israel war on Iran began in late February.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Iran’s China envoy vows ‘special’ Hormuz treatment for ‘friendly’ countrieslist 2 of 3OPEC+ countries say they will expand monthly oil productionlist 3 of 3Is NATO at breaking point as it meets in Turkiye?end of listIranian television said the liquefied natural gas tanker came under attack after ignoring warnings, but Tehran did not directly claim the assault.Tehran has repeatedly declared that only its approved route through the Strait of Hormuz is safe, and it is suspected of attacking other ships that have used another route close to the Omani shore.The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) centre said the tanker had been hit near Limah, Oman, in the strait. The projectile hit the port side of the vessel while it was trying to travel south out of the strait towards the Oman" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="2457" data-entity-type="location">Gulf of Oman, the UKMTO said.Talks between Iran and the United States on a permanent end to the war appear to be on hold until after the burial of Iran’s former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed at the beginning of the Iran" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="38678" data-entity-type="event">US-Israel war on Iran on February 28.Authorities flew Khamenei’s body to the Shia seminary city of Qom overnight, where mourners honoured him on Tuesday.

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