A tanker was hit by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz early Tuesday, with a fire breaking out on deck, according to an unconfirmed report. No casualties were reported. The incident follows a series of exchanges between Iranian and US forces in the strategic waterway, as i24NEWS correspondent Amichai Stein reported that similar past incidents preceded US strikes on Iran.
A tanker was struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz early Tuesday morning, with a fire reported on deck but no casualties, according to a Hebrew-language report. The source described the projectile as a "shigur" (launch), without specifying the type of weapon or the flag of the vessel. A separate report from journalist Barak Ravid, citing senior US officials, stated that Iran fired ballistic missiles at ships in the strait.
As The Zioneer reported at 03:50 Tuesday, an earlier unconfirmed account indicated Iran had fired at least two missiles at commercial ships in the same waterway. A bulletin at 03:16 Tuesday, citing journalist Amichai Stein (i24NEWS), noted a vessel was struck by an "object" in the strait, and that similar past incidents preceded US strikes on Iran. The current report appears to be part of the same unfolding series of events.
The Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint for global oil shipments, has seen escalating kinetic exchanges over recent weeks. While Iranian and US forces have traded fire repeatedly — including cruise missile launches toward US warships (June 11) and CENTCOM interceptions of Iranian drones targeting commercial ships (June 13) — the precise circumstances of Tuesday's strike remain unverified pending official confirmation. No actor has been formally attributed to the projectile, and details on the tanker's flag and damage assessment are not yet available.
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