An Iranian state-run news agency reported on the 11th that an explosion occurred in an oil tanker in the country that was navigating the Red Sea in the Middle East. “The tanker was targeted from the east side of the Red Sea and was hit twice in 30 minutes. In the Middle East, attacks on tankers and oil facilities continued after May, and the United States and Saudi Arabia claimed Iran's involvement. If a missile attack is true, it could become a new fire in the area.
According to the communication, the oil tanker “Sabiti” of Iran's state-run oil company had an explosion. There were two explosions at 5am and 5:20 am on the same day that were sailing on the Red Sea, about 100km off Saudi Jeddah Port, and the hull was damaged. Although the tanker leaked crude oil from the sea, the crew was not injured and the hull was stable. The starting point and destination are unknown, but there is information that he was heading from the Red Sea to the open sea. Tanker engineers pointed out that there is a “terrorist attack”. The oil company expressed its view that it was “missed by missile attacks”.
According to AP, a spokesman for the US Navy Fifth Fleet, which has jurisdiction over the Middle East, said that the report was well-known, but did not mention it in detail. (Tehran = Shinya Sugisaki)
