Hormuz Vessel Hit by Projectile as Iran Claims 11 Tankers Burned in 9 Days
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Updated · CBS New York · Nov 2
Hormuz Vessel Hit by Projectile as Iran Claims 11 Tankers Burned in 9 Days
3 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Nov 2
Summary
UKMTO said a merchant vessel in the Strait of Hormuz sent a mayday after another ship was struck Sunday by an unknown projectile; Qatar separately reported an LNG carrier was hit earlier with no injuries.
Iranian outlets then said another tanker caught fire after hitting a sea mine near the strait's eastern entrance and claimed 11 ships had burned in or near Hormuz over the past nine days.
Those claims directly challenge repeated U.S. assertions that southern transit lanes are open and safe, even as the U.K. navy logged 30 attacks on commercial vessels in October alone.
The maritime violence is unfolding alongside three days of Qatar-led indirect U.S.-Iran talks with no breakthrough, while Tehran says Hormuz would reopen on day 2 of any deal and Trump says the war will end soon "one way or the other."