Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:47pm on 15 Sep 2026,Tuesday International
Two sailors are missing after an oil tanker was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, Oman said. Twenty-three crew members were rescued from the Panama-flagged 'El Gaia'. Oman’s Maritime Security Centre said a fire broke out in the ship’s engine room after the attack. The vessel was later towed towards an Omani port. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claimed the tanker hit a naval mine. However, the US military rejected the claim and said the vessel was hit by an Iranian missile and later by a drone. The incident adds to growing tensions in the key waterway used for global oil shipments.
