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UAE Blames Iran for ADNOC-Linked Tanker Attack in Hormuz
The UAE accused Iran of attacking an ADNOC-linked tanker in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, saying no one was injured. The UK Maritime Trade Operations centre separately reported that a bulk…
The Story in Brief
The UAE accused Iran of attacking an ADNOC-linked tanker in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, saying no one was injured. The UK Maritime Trade Operations centre separately reported that a bulk carrier was struck by an unknown projectile, without confirming whether it was the same vessel. The UAE said it was the third attack on ADNOC-operated vessels in the waterway in a week. Shipping has been disrupted since the Iran war began on February 28, with the strait virtually closed. Before the war, it carried about one-fifth of the world’s traded oil and natural gas.
Israeli airstrikes killed at least nine people in southern Lebanon, including three children, according to Lebanese authorities. In Yemen, the military said Houthi missiles hit Mokha port, killing one security guard, wounding eight and leaving two marines missing. The attacks came despite fragile truces in Lebanon and Yemen, as talks between the US and Iran remain stalled.
The Indian Opinion
Claims that the region has entered an unstoppable wider war run ahead of the evidence, but treating each incident as isolated is just as careless. The UAE’s accusation is serious, yet the maritime report described an unknown projectile and did not identify the vessel. Civilian deaths in Lebanon and the Mokha toll show the human cost of escalation. The practical test is whether shipping through Hormuz resumes safely, or whether further vessel attacks close the route for longer.
Source: indiatoday.in
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