Iran confirms attack on oil tanker for ‘defying orders’ not to cross Strait of Hormuz

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From Turkey...

Iran confirmed Sunday that it had attacked an oil tanker for defying orders not to cross the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

The state television reported that the tanker “was illegally attempting” to cross the passage.

Activists on social media circulated images of the oil tanker on the verge of sinking, with plumes of smoke rising from it after it was targeted.

Oman’s Maritime Security Center said early Sunday that four people were injured in an attack on a Palau-flagged oil tanker north of Khasab Port on the Srait of Hormuz.