Add The New York Post on Google A pair of supertankers carrying Saudi oil were struck back-to-back by projectiles while attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz overnight, maritime analysts said.
The tankers, each carrying 2 million barrels of crude from the Juaymah terminal, were hit while sailing near the Omani coast, where Iran has regularly attacked vessels that are bypassing its claim to the Strait, according to the Kpler and Marist tracking firms.
“The near-simultaneous incidents represent a further escalation in the threat environment within the Omani corridor,” Marist warned.
Two oil tankers attempting to sneak through the Strait of Hormuz were struck overnight. REUTERS The Saudi Arabian-flagged Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) Sidr was the first ship hit while attempting to make the crossing, with the Liberian-flagged VLCC Senegal Prosperity hit just minutes later by three projectiles, according to Marist.
All crew members aboard both ships were reported safe.
Ships have been sneaking through the Strait of Hormuz by traveling near the Omani coast nightly under American escorts, much to the ire of the Islamic republic, which has repeatedly fired missiles and drones at the vessels.
The latest outburst in the critical oil passageway caused crude contracts to shoot up by more than 2% on Tuesday, with the Brent international benchmark hitting $92 a barrel.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran would be willing to return to the terms of June’s Memorandum of Understanding with the US. ZUMAPRESS.com The regime reiterated its claim to the Strait in the latest round of tit-for-tat strikes with the US, but Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian claimed Tuesday that Tehran would be willing to go back to the negotiating table with the US and hash out a peace deal.
Pezeshkian, who was attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit, said Iran would “immediately take reciprocal action” if the US agreed to return to the terms of June’s memorandum of understanding.
President Trump, however, has rejected going back to the terms of the memorandum, with the US opting to inflict major economic pains on Iran until the regime buckles and surrenders.
Trump also warned that the US would hit Iran “hard” over its latest attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and against US allies in the region.
