US EditionFuel Tanker Ablaze in Strait of Hormuz After Drone Strike, Iran Revolutionary Guards Say
The Revolutionary Guards said the drone strike was retaliation amid US-Israeli attacks; European gas prices rose nearly 45% following regional energy disruptions, officials said.
- In the Strait of Hormuz, authorities identified the Honduran-flagged Athe Nova after Iran's Revolutionary Guards reported it was burning following a drone strike on March 2, without immediate comment from its owner or manager.
- Amid reports of US‑Israeli attacks, the Guards said the strike was retaliation and alleged the vessel acted in unison with America, with some media suggesting it refuelled U.S. Navy ships.
- Tracking providers showed the Athe Nova was in the area shortly before, and the Guards said, `'The ATHE NOVA tanker... is still on fire after being hit by two drones.'`
- The Guards announced the closure of the waterway, and CMA-CGM ordered vessels inside or bound for the Gulf to shelter as Suez Canal passage was suspended with rerouting via the Cape of Good Hope.
- The Strait of Hormuz handles major Gulf exports and shipping lines have sheltered vessels as QatarEnergy halted LNG production, pushing the Dutch TTF natural gas contract above 46 euros.
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Fuel Tanker Ablaze in Strait of Hormuz, Iran Revolutionary Guards Say
CAIRO — Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said a fuel tanker, identified as the Honduran-flagged Athe Nova, was burning in the Strait of Hormuz after being hit by two drones, Iranian news agencies reported on Monday. The strait is the world’s most vital oil export route, connecting the biggest Gulf oil producers, such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates, with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. A Guards statement said the vessel…
Iran attacks oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Monday that they had attacked an allegedly US-linked oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz as part of a wave of strikes retaliating against the US-Israeli assault."The ATHE NOVA tanker, one of the American allies in the Strait of Hormuz, is still on fire after being hit by two drones,"...
Fuel tanker ablaze in Strait of Hormuz after drone strike, Iran Revolutionary Guards say
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said a fuel tanker, identified as the Honduran-flagged Athe Nova, was burning in the Strait of Hormuz after being hit by two drones, Iranian news agencies reported on Monday.
As the Revolutionary Guards pointed out, the attack was carried out in retaliation for the US and Israeli attack on Iran.
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