According to the OSINTdefender channel, Iran has resumed attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. The report does not provide details on specific ships or timing.
A new report from OSINTdefender, circulating Tuesday morning, states that Iran has resumed strikes on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. The brief post lacks specific details on the ships attacked or the timing, but follows a night of intense and escalating incidents in the waterway, as The Zioneer has been reporting since 03:15 Jerusalem.
Earlier Tuesday, at 03:15 Jerusalem, The Zioneer published the first report of a tanker struck by a projectile, with a fire contained and no casualties (version 2). Within minutes, a second report confirmed two ships heavily damaged by Iranian missiles, no casualties (version 3). By 03:15, several more reports had solidified the thread: the UK Maritime Trade Operations center and the Wall Street Journal identified one vessel as a Qatari LNG tanker hit on its port side above the engine room, with the crew safe but the engine room burning and smoke-filled (version 5). Iran itself then claimed responsibility, saying the tanker ignored warnings (version 6), and Iranian state television confirmed the IRGC struck the Qatari tanker (version 7). A second tanker was reported struck within the hour (version 9), and the United States officially confirmed an Iranian attack on a gas tanker (version 11). The latest report from OSINTdefender now frames a broader resumption of attacks, though it is unclear if this references a new wave or the same incidents already reported.
As The Zioneer has reported in recent weeks, this surge comes after Foreign Minister Araghchi declared on Sunday evening that Iran bears sole responsibility for managing the strait and confirmed renewing strikes on commercial shipping last week. The IRGC has described its maritime actions as enforcing a blockade, a position confirmed by the Iranian Armed Forces earlier in June. Previous background reporting also noted Iran's sustained missile fire targeting US warships in the Strait since June, as well as its formal closure of the waterway in late June.
The current report leaves open whether the OSINTdefender account describes new attacks separate from the sequence already reported overnight, or whether it is a summary of the same events. No independent maritime or official confirmation of a fresh wave of strikes has emerged as of this update.
14 developments
- StrongReport: Iran strike in Strait of Hormuz likely hit Qatari LNG tanker
- DevelopingIranian forces block tanker in Strait of Hormuz, Fars reports
- DevelopingBritish tanker attacked in Strait of Hormuz, Iranian-linked source says
- StrongIranian source threatens to attack any vessel crossing the Strait of Hormuz
Source and signal
- Internal intake