Two ships sustained heavy damage from Iranian missiles in the Strait of Hormuz early Tuesday, according to a Ynet report published by The Zioneer. No casualties were reported. The incident follows a string of exchanges in the strategic waterway, with a tanker having been struck by a projectile earlier this morning in a report The Zioneer covered at 04:16.
Two ships were struck and heavily damaged by Iranian missiles in the Strait of Hormuz early Tuesday, according to a Ynet report published by The Zioneer at 04:41 Jerusalem time. The report, which cites an unconfirmed source, indicates no casualties were reported among the crew. The nature of the vessels — whether commercial or military — and their nationalities have not been disclosed.
This incident follows a pattern of escalating exchanges in the strategic waterway. Earlier this morning, at 04:16 Jerusalem time, The Zioneer reported that a tanker was struck by a projectile in the same area, with a fire that was contained; no casualties were reported then either. That bulletin cited an unconfirmed report and marked it as the latest in a series of engagements between Iranian and US forces, as well as other vessels, in recent weeks. The new report suggests a more severe result — heavy damage to two ships — but remains single-sourced at this stage.
Last week, the US shot down two Iranian drones after an attempted strike on ships in the Strait, as Fox News reported on June 12. The broader context includes multiple unverified IRGC claims of attacks on vessels, including a claim of striking two US warships on June 11, and a cargo ship strike reported by CNN on June 26. The reliability of these reports varies; this latest Ynet-based report is the most severe-sounding yet, but has not been independently corroborated.
No immediate reaction from the US Navy's Fifth Fleet, UKMTO, or Iranian state media has been recorded. The Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint for global oil shipments, has seen repeated incidents in recent weeks, but this would mark the first report of heavy structural damage to two ships in the same incident. Further details awaited.
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