One dead after Iran attacks two tankers in Strait of Hormuz, UAE says

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The United Arab Emirates‘s Defense Ministry said Iran attacked two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for U.S. strikes on Iran, killing one mariner and wounding at least eight others.

The ministry said Iran launched two cruise missiles at the tankers Mombasa and Al Bahiyah, setting both vessels ablaze. The fires were later extinguished.

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