One Indian national was killed and eight other crew members wounded after two Emirati oil tankers, the Mombasa and Al Bahiyah, were struck by Iranian cruise missiles in the Strait of Hormuz, the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Tuesday, as military tensions between the United States and Iran deepened overnight across the Gulf.

Iran announced it was again closing the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday and hit Gulf neighbours in retaliation for US strikes, further undermining efforts to salvage Middle East peace…

Iran targeted UAE tankers with cruise missiles in the Strait of Hormuz. Strait traffic normal by August 31 at 15.5% YES.

The attacks came after U.S. Central Command announced that U.S. forces launched another round of strikes against Iran.