According to UKMTO, there have been several reports of a tanker being hit by something in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Oman. The crew were reportedly able to escape the ship in lifeboats, according to a statement.
A few hours later, the state-run Iranian news agency IRIB reported, citing the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, that two other ships had caught fire after explosions after they "attempted to take the dangerous southern route through the Strait of Hormuz."
“Full-scale war”
Iran has attacked US targets in Kuwait and Bahrain overnight, Iranian state media reports. The attack comes after the US carried out attacks on Iran for the tenth consecutive night.
The US attack wave against Iran ended at 3 a.m. and according to US military command Centcom, several military targets were hit.
After earlier attacks on Monday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country is now involved in a "full-scale war" against the United States, writes AFP.
Criticism in the United States
Last week, at least two American soldiers were killed in an Iranian attack on Jordan. President Trump has told media that the latest US strike was carried out “in memory” of the soldiers killed.
"Every time Iran kills an American soldier, they will pay many times over!" Trump writes on Truth Social, stating that the military government - from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on down - has received this directive.
The minority leader in the US Senate, Chuck Schumer, writes on X that Democrats will force a vote to end the military action against Iran.
“Every second that Trump prolongs this war is another second that our military personnel are in danger,” he writes.
