The United Arab Emirates said on Saturday that Iran attacked a state-owned oil vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz for the third time this week.
Two ships owned by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company were also struck by drones on Thursday, reflecting a late-week escalation in tensions over the international waterway. Iranian forces have intermittently fired drones and missiles at oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz over the last few months as negotiations between Iran and the United States to end their monthslong conflict stalled.
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