Overview
- UAE officials said two drones targeted an Abu Dhabi National Oil Company tanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, with no injuries reported.
- Britain’s maritime monitor placed the incident 78 nautical miles north of Fujairah and said the crew was safe and no pollution was recorded, without assigning blame.
- Hours later, the UAE defense ministry said four cruise missiles launched from Iran were aimed at the country, with three shot down over its territorial waters and one falling into the sea.
- The UAE foreign ministry called the actions a breach of UN Security Council Resolution 2817 and described the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ role as piracy that endangers regional stability.
- Brent crude prices jumped toward $114 per barrel after the Gulf reports, underscoring how threats in this narrow shipping chokepoint can quickly drive up energy and insurance costs.