Tankers Targeted in Tense Strait of Hormuz Attacks
Mysterious incidents shake vital oil shipping lane as tensions rise in the Middle East. Experts warn of escalating conflict in the strategic waterway.
Tensions in the Strait of Hormuz escalated further this week as at least three ships were reportedly struck in and around the strategic waterway, a critical global oil shipping chokepoint. The incidents have raised alarms about the potential for a wider conflict in the region.
On Wednesday, two oil tankers were attacked near the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway between Iran and Oman that links the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and the Indian Ocean. The Norwegian-owned Front Altair and the Japanese-owned Kokuka Courageous were both damaged in what the U.S. Navy described as
来源: The New York Times
