An oil tanker was struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz off Oman, the UKMTO said, with damage reported but no casualties.
An oil tanker was struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Oman, causing damage but no casualties, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said early Tuesday.
Tehran has imposed an effective blockade of the strait since the United States and Israel struck Iran in late February. The Iranian government has sought to charge tolls for passage through the waterway and has targeted ships it accuses of attempting to circumvent its preferred route.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Qatar a "hostile state" while defending past military actions, as Qatar separately disputed Iranian accounts of missile and drone attacks on its territory.
Israeli strikes on southern and eastern Lebanon killed at least three people and wounded 23, the Lebanese health ministry said, despite an active ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
Humanitarian agencies are distributing food and essential supplies across Gaza as severe food insecurity affects hundreds of thousands of people.