LPG tanker carrying Indians attacked near Hormuz

A Mozambique-flagged LPG tanker carrying 28 Indian crew members was ​attacked in Iranian territorial waters ‌on Friday, the Indian embassy in Tehran said.

All Indian crew members are safe ​and the embassy is in ​contact with the authorities, it ⁠said in a statement posted on ​X.

The vessel, named Disha, was ​attacked by an unknown missile near the Strait of Hormuz while en route to ​the Persian Gulf, the Forward ​Seamen's Union of India, a trade union representing ‌Indian ⁠maritime workers, said on X.

The Strait of Hormuz, between Iran and Oman, was the main transit route for ​around ​a fifth ⁠of global energy supplies before the conflict erupted ​in Iran.

Tensions have escalated since a ​fragile ⁠truce between Washington and Tehran collapsed in early July, reviving heavy exchanges ⁠of ​strikes and further ​disrupting shipping through the waterway.

-Reuters