Oil prices rose by about 4 percent in the wake of the latest incidents, while the tanker association INTERTANKO said that there were growing worries for the safety of ships sailing through the strait.

13 Jun 2019 DUBAI (REUTERS) - Two oil tankers were attacked on Thursday (June 13) needed to execute the operation, recent similar Iranian attacks on shipping, a report by the Iranian news agency IRNA that the vessel had sunk. Katada said his ship was attacked on the starboard side by a flying object, not by a mine. /japanese-oil-tanker-owner-says-us-is-wrong-about-gulf-attack? jwsource=cl Eight days prior, however, Trump complained on Twitter that the “ Fake News He also optimistically predicted late last month that the number of positive  13 Jun 2019 Oil tanker Front Altair was carrying 75,000 tonnes of naphtha, According to sources cited by IRNA, Iran's state news agency, Iranian search and rescue Last month four oil tankers were  13 Jun 2019 An incident last month in the strategic sea lane saw four oil tankers Suspected attacks left two tankers in flames in the waters of the Gulf of 

Two oil tankers have been attacked in the Gulf of Oman, leaving one ablaze and both adrift, raising regional tensions a month after a similar incident involving four tankers.

13 Jun 2019 An incident last month in the strategic sea lane saw four oil tankers Suspected attacks left two tankers in flames in the waters of the Gulf of  13 Oct 2019 This photo released by the official news agency of the Iranian Oil Ministry, SHANA, shows Iranian oil tanker Sabiti traveling through the Red  13 May 2019 The Latest: The owners of a Norwegian-flagged oil tanker say their vessel The state-run IRNA news agency also quoted Mousavi on Monday as two Saudi oil tankers were targeted in a "sabotage attack" off the coast of the  13 Jun 2019 U.S. Blames Iran for Latest Tanker Attack A picture from the Iranian News Agency ISNA reportedly shows fire and smoke billowing on Thursday blamed Iran for an attack on two oil tankers at the mouth of the Persian Gulf,  13 Jun 2019 The attacks are the latest in a string of incidents in the Strait, a major oil Two oil tankers near the strategic Strait of Hormuz were reportedly Follow Fortune on Flipboard to stay up-to-date on the latest news and analysis.

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Carol Morello. ISTANBUL — The perilous contest between the United States and Iran for influence in the Middle East escalated dramatically on Thursday as two tankers were targeted in suspected attacks near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for global oil shipments. Two oil tankers have been attacked in the Gulf of Oman, leaving one ablaze and both adrift, raising regional tensions a month after a similar incident involving four tankers. The US navy’s fifth fleet said it was assisting the tankers, which issued distress calls near the strategic strait of Hormuz. US military releases new images of Japanese oil tanker attack. The Trump administration blamed Iran for the attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Global Business and Financial News The list included attacks on four commercial ships near the Strait of Hormuz, armed drone attacks on oil pipelines in Saudi Arabia, a rocket landing near the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, a car bomb claimed by the Taliban that wounded four U.S. An attack Thursday on two international oil tankers off the Iranian coast, which left one ship billowing black smoke and forced crews of both to abandon ship, was the work of Iran, Secretary of Saudi Arabia said Monday that two of its oil tankers had been sabotaged, and a Norwegian company reported that one of its tankers was damaged in the same area, near the Strait of Hormuz. The fourth ship belonged to the United Arab Emirates, which, like Saudi Arabia, is an avowed enemy of Iran. The pre-dawn attacks on September 14 knocked out more than half of the top global exporter's output - five percent of the global oil supply - or about 5.7 million barrels per day. Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed responsibility but US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo swiftly accused Iran,

Mike Pompeo: Iran is responsible for attacks on tankers in Gulf of Oman today. From CNN's Jennifer Hansler. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed Iran for an attack on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman, saying the assessment was based on intelligence, but offered no evidence to support his claim.

Two oil tankers have been attacked in the Gulf of Oman, leaving one ablaze and both adrift, raising regional tensions a month after a similar incident involving four tankers. The US navy’s fifth fleet said it was assisting the tankers, which issued distress calls near the strategic strait of Hormuz. US military releases new images of Japanese oil tanker attack. The Trump administration blamed Iran for the attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Global Business and Financial News The list included attacks on four commercial ships near the Strait of Hormuz, armed drone attacks on oil pipelines in Saudi Arabia, a rocket landing near the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, a car bomb claimed by the Taliban that wounded four U.S. An attack Thursday on two international oil tankers off the Iranian coast, which left one ship billowing black smoke and forced crews of both to abandon ship, was the work of Iran, Secretary of Saudi Arabia said Monday that two of its oil tankers had been sabotaged, and a Norwegian company reported that one of its tankers was damaged in the same area, near the Strait of Hormuz. The fourth ship belonged to the United Arab Emirates, which, like Saudi Arabia, is an avowed enemy of Iran.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has blamed Iran for the "blatant assault" on oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman earlier Thursday. In a news conference Thursday afternoon, Pompeo said: “This assessment is based on intelligence, the weapons used,

21 Oct 2019 Iran said oil tanker was attacked by missiles off Saudi shores on Oct. 11 Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories  11 Oct 2019 Suspected rocket attack damages Iranian vessel causing an oil leak "Experts believe it was a terrorist attack," Iran's Students News Agency (ISNA) reported. The vessel last turned on its tracking devices in August near the  On 13 June 2019, two oil tankers were attacked near the Strait of Hormuz while they transited Iranian News Agency (IRNA) initially reported that Front Altair had sunk, but the statement He based this assessment on "intelligence, the weapons used, the expertise needed" and "recent similar Iranian attacks on shipping". 13 Jun 2019 Oil prices rose by about 4 percent in the wake of the latest incidents, while the tanker association INTERTANKO said that there were growing  13 Jun 2019 An oil tanker is seen after it was attacked at the Gulf of Oman, June execute the operation, recent similar Iranian attacks on shipping and the  13 Jun 2019 U.S. says 'Iran is responsible' for attacks on oil tankers to execute the operation , recent similar Iranian attacks on shipping and the fact that no  13 Jun 2019 Four tankers were attacked last month in the Gulf of Oman, an incident the spokesman Ali Rabei was quoted as saying by the Fars news agency. Oil prices rose sharply over fears of a broader military confrontation in the 

Oil prices rose by about 4 percent in the wake of the latest incidents, while the tanker association INTERTANKO said that there were growing worries for the safety of ships sailing through the strait. On June 13, the US said that Iran was behind the "torpedo attack" on its American-linked oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman. CNN's John Defterios explains why oil and crude futures did not sustain a spike following the attack on an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman when historically, volatility in the Strait of Hormuz