Projectile Disables Oil Tanker in Strait of Hormuz as Pakistan Pushes to Reopen 20% Oil Route
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Updated · The Associated Press · Aug 25
Projectile Disables Oil Tanker in Strait of Hormuz as Pakistan Pushes to Reopen 20% Oil Route
3 articles · Updated · The Associated Press · Aug 25
Summary
A projectile struck an oil tanker Monday night a few miles off eastern Oman, hitting the engine and leaving the vessel disabled, the UKMTO said; all crew were reported safe.
The attack underscored the shipping risk in the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran now exerts tight control and periodically fires at transiting vessels; before the Feb. 28 war escalation, about a fifth of global traded oil moved through the waterway.
Pakistan army chief Asim Munir left Tehran on Tuesday after what Pakistani officials called highly positive talks with President Masoud Pezeshkian on reopening the strait and reviving stalled Iran-U.S. negotiations.
Oman is separately finalizing a Hormuz management proposal with Iran, while Washington has tightened pressure with sanctions on nearly 60 Iran-linked entities, including several based in China.