The United Arab Emirates has accused Iran of carrying out a drone attack on an ADNOC-operated crude oil tanker as it transited the Strait of Hormuz.
According to ADNOC Logistics & Services, the tanker M.V. Barakah was empty when it was struck by two drones off the coast of Oman.
No injuries were reported among the crew, and the vessel did not carry cargo at the time of the incident.
The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the attack violated international maritime law and described it as a direct threat to global energy security.
The ministry stated that targeting commercial shipping and disrupting international sea routes breaches United Nations Security Council Resolution 2817, which upholds freedom of navigation and prohibits attacks on civilian vessels.
Officials further alleged that the use of the strategic waterway as a tool of economic coercion amounts to acts of piracy by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps.
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