Iranian cruise missiles hit two Emirati-owned oil tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, killing one Indian sailor and wounding eight others, some seriously, United Arab Emirates officials said.
The strike and earlier attacks over the weekend have rattled oil markets amid a contentious situation in the Middle East.
The UAE Ministry of Defense condemned the Iranian attacks.
The tankers, the Mombasa and the Al Bahiyah, were traveling in the southern shipping lane, in Omani waters, which the sultanate has opened to toll-free international shipping, when the Iranian missiles hit. Fires broke out on both ships but were brought under control….