Tanker Is Hit in Strait of Hormuz as Iran Says No Military Solution Exists
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Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Oct 4
Tanker Is Hit in Strait of Hormuz as Iran Says No Military Solution Exists
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Oct 4
Summary
UKMTO said a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz was struck by an unknown projectile, damaging its engine room, while the crew remained safe and no pollution was reported.
The incident comes as Iran keeps trying to control the waterway and attack vessels transiting without its authorization, a standoff that has become the main obstacle to ending the US-Iran war.
Abbas Araghchi said there was "no military solution" and warned any renewed attack would draw a stronger Iranian response, while Tehran reviewed a US reply to its seven conditions for reopening the strait.
The June framework for a permanent settlement has stalled after earlier Hormuz attacks revived US military operations, though Washington has not struck Iran since Sept. 1 and has shifted more toward economic pressure.
In Tehran, Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad resigned and was replaced by NIOC chief Hamid Bovard as the US blockade on Iranian oil exports continues.