The attacks show the prospects of a conflict have spiked since the Trump administration re-imposed sanctions on Iranian oil exports, says expert
Smoke billows from a tanker said to have been attacked off the coast of Oman, at an undisclosed location. Picture: AFP PHOTO/ HO/IRIB
“Even in the absence of ironclad evidence, the US and its allies will point the finger at Iran,” said Fawaz A Gerges, professor of Middle Eastern politics at the London School of Economics. “These incidents are a bad omen because they point to a calculated escalation that tells us both sides are hunkering down.”
A distress call over VHF radio from the Front Altair said the ship was “under attack and on fire”, said Donald MacLeod, a navigation officer on a vessel about 72km away on the Oman Sea. “They had to abandon ship.”
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