DUBAI: The British navy warned Saturday {that a} vessel might have been boarded by an unknown celebration close to the essential Strait of Hormuz. The warning from the UK Maritime Commerce Operations supplied no particulars concerning the boarding within the Gulf of Oman off the Emirati port metropolis of Fujairah. The incident comes amid heightened tensions between Iran and the West, notably after a suspected Israeli strike on the Iranian Consulate in Syria. Iran didn’t instantly acknowledge seizing any vessel, nor was there any report carried by state media concerning the incident. Nonetheless, Iran since 2019 has engaged in a collection of ship seizures and had assaults on vessels attributed to it amid ongoing tensions with the West over its quickly advancing nuclear program. The Gulf of Oman is close to the Strait of Hormuz, the slim mouth of the Persian Gulf by means of which a fifth of all oil passes. Fujairah, on the United Arab Emirates’ jap coast, is a principal port within the area for ships to tackle new oil cargo, choose up provides or commerce out crew. Since 2019, the waters off Fujairah have seen a collection of explosions and hijackings. The US Navy blamed Iran for limpet mine assaults on vessels that broken tankers.
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