UAE reports tanker strike as Tehran says Hormuz deal with Oman close
A small boat sails past cargo ships and other commercial vessels anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Aug. 5, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)
The United Arab Emirates on Aug. 8 said Iran had targeted a tanker belonging to the state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) while it was transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran has imposed an effective blockade of the strait and wants to charge users for passage, which the U.S. fiercely opposes, and is in talks with nearby Oman over arrangements for the strait's future management.
The UAE foreign ministry in a statement condemned what it called a "hostile Iranian attack that targeted a tanker belonging to ADNOC with a missile while it was transiting the Strait of Hormuz, without causing casualties".
