Ships Come Under Gunfire Near Strait of Hormuz, UK Navy Says
Mint·4h ago·Fear
What Happened
UK Maritime Trade Operations reported two vessels came under fire near the Strait of Hormuz. An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps boat fired at a container ship approximately 15 nautical miles off Oman's coast, causing heavy bridge damage. Another cargo ship reported gunfire 8 nautical miles off Iran. The incidents escalate tensions in the vital energy chokepoint amid US-Iran tensions and naval blockades.
Key Entities
UK Maritime Trade OperationsIslamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsStrait of HormuzOmanIranUS President Donald TrumpVortexa