Tanker hit by unknown projectile off Oman in renewed Iran-US clashes

A tanker was hit by an "unknown projectile" off the coast of Oman, damaging its engine room and leaving it inoperative, according to the British maritime agency UKMTO. The crew is reported safe. The incident occurred 9 nautical miles northeast of the Omani town of Ash Shishah in the Strait of Hormuz. The tanker's nationality and direction of travel have not been specified. This attack comes amid renewed clashes between Iran and the US, described as the most significant since a June 17 agreement aimed at ending the war that began February 28. Ships transiting the strait are regularly targeted.