A third vessel was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday evening, according to a report, confirming earlier UKMTO reports of an attack on a ship in the strategic waterway earlier today. The attack adds to a series of maritime incidents amid heightened tensions.
According to a report published Tuesday evening, a third ship was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz. The brief report, in Hebrew, did not specify the vessel's identity, the attacker, or the extent of damage. The incident follows a UKMTO (United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations) report earlier Tuesday at 17:18 Jerusalem time, which stated that a vessel was attacked while attempting to transit the strait, suffering minor damage — the third such incident reported that day.
The Strait of Hormuz has seen a series of attacks on commercial shipping in recent weeks, as The Zioneer has covered. On June 25, the IRGC attacked a Singapore-flagged cargo vessel, according to U.S. officials. The following day, Iran struck a cargo vessel on the Omani route. On June 27, an unidentified projectile hit a tanker's bridge. The attacks have been accompanied by Iranian threats to impose tolls on vessels passing through the strategic chokepoint, which handles about a fifth of the world's oil traffic.
The latest report, though unconfirmed by independent sources, adds to a pattern of escalating maritime aggression in the region. No casualties have been reported in any of the attacks.
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