Conflict & Security
Conflicting accounts over tanker attack as shipping through Hormuz plunges
September 15, 2026 at 11:28 AM · Updated 31d ago
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5 reports · 4 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 4 hours
BNBBC News
Two sailors missing after tanker attacked in Strait of Hormuz, Oman says
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يواليوم السابع
ترهيب كاذب.. سنتكوم تنفى اصطدام ناقلة نفط بلغم فى مضيق هرمز.. ما القصة؟ - اليوم السابع
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
الدوحة تحذر من عسكرة المضائق وتكثف اتصالاتها لخفض التصعيد الإقليمي
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MAMasrawy
قطر: إغلاق مضيق هرمز غير مقبول والحل في الحوار لا التصعيد | مصراوي
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
تراجع حركة الملاحة في هرمز وتقارير عن حوادث بحرية
(opens the publisher’s site)US Central Command and Iran's Revolutionary Guard gave conflicting accounts of an attack on the oil tanker El Gaia as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz fell sharply.
- CENTCOM denied Iran's claim, saying El Gaia was hit by an Iranian missile last month and struck again by an Iranian drone off Oman's coast.
- Iran's Revolutionary Guard said El Gaia exploded after striking naval mines in a zone it declared prohibited, adding the strait is closed and under its control.
- Only four ships crossed the strait on Monday, down from ten the previous day, according to shipping data from Kepler.
- Iran's Revolutionary Guard announced it shot down a US MQ-1 drone west of the strait.
- Qatar's Foreign Ministry reiterated support for an agreement on the strait, calling the closure of maritime passages unacceptable and urging dialogue over military escalation.
- Oman's Maritime Security Centre said two sailors are missing after the tanker El Gaia caught fire in its engine room and was being towed to an Omani port.
- Qatar's communications director Ibrahim bin Sultan al-Hashemi warned of the consequences of closing the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb and reaffirmed Doha's full solidarity with Saudi Arabia against Houthi attacks.