UAE says Iranian missiles struck tankers in Hormuz, killing and injuring crew

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The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defence reported that two Emirati oil tankers, the Mombasa and Al Bahiyah, were struck by Iranian cruise missiles in the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in one Indian crew member killed and eight others wounded. This attack marks an escalation in tensions in a critical strategic maritime corridor.

One Indian crew member was killed and eight others were wounded when two Emirati oil tankers were struck by Iranian cruise missiles in the Strait of Hormuz, the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday, in the latest escalation in the strategic waterway. The ‌ministry said the tankers, the Mombasa and Al Bahiyah, were targeted in the southern lane of the strait while in Omani territorial waters. The dead crew member was aboard the Mombasa, it said. Of the eight wounded, four were...