Six commercial vessels came under attack in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday as the ongoing conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel spread further into major shipping routes. Two fuel tankers caught fire near Iraqi waters after explosive boats struck them, while four other merchant vessels were hit by projectiles in separate incidents across the region.
The attacks have disrupted shipping activity in one of the world’s most important energy corridors and forced Iraq to halt operations at its oil export ports. The Strait of Hormuz handles nearly a fifth of global oil shipments, making any disruption in the area a major concern for global energy markets.
Late on Wednesday, two tankers operating near Iraq’s coast were attacked in what Iraqi officials described as strikes carried out by explosive-laden boats believed to be linked to Iran. The vessels involved were the Marshall Islands-flagged Safesea Vishnu and the Malta-flagged Zefyros.
Both ships
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