Tanker attacked in the Strait of Hormuz – tensions between Iran and the USA escalate

According to British reports, a tanker was attacked again in the strategically important Strait of Hormuz. The ship traveling in the strait was hit by an “unknown projectile,” said the British shipping authority UKMTO. The crew was therefore safe, and nothing was yet known about the damage.

The authority did not provide any information about the tanker's route or its flag. It was also not reported whether the ship was carrying crude oil or liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Since then, Iran has claimed control over the strategically important strait, through which a fifth of the world's oil and gas shipments passed before the war. In return, Washington imposed a blockade on Iranian ports to prevent Tehran from exporting oil. As a result of the blockades, global oil prices have risen sharply.

In the struggle to end the Iran war, the leadership in Tehran said it had received a response from Washington to its latest proposal the day before. However, Tehran did not provide any specific information about the content.

Iran and the USA resumed indirect talks to end the war last week on the sidelines of the UN general debate in New York. Tehran says it has set seven conditions for an end to the attacks and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. US President Donald Trump had already rejected the Iranian proposal at the weekend.