Oil tankers hit in Iraq after strike near al-Faw port, at least one dead

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Published: 12-03-2026, 12:56 AM

Oil tankers hit in Iraq after strike near al-Faw port, at least one dead

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Two foreign oil tankers were attacked near the al-Faw port in Iraq even as Kuwait, Qatar, UAE and Saudi Arabia continued to intercept more Iranian missiles and drones, AlJazeera reported.

The strike came just hours after a Thai cargo vessel was hit in the Strait of Hormuz, and drones struck fuel tanks in Oman’s port of Salalah, according to the report.

A spokesman for Iraq’s Army said that one crew member was killed and 38 others were rescued, the Iraq News Agency (INA) reported.

“Two oil tankers were subjected to a cowardly act of sabotage,” Lieutenant General Saad Maan said, adding “the attack took place within Iraqi territorial waters.”

Maan said the assault “constitutes a violation of Iraqi sovereignty,” announcing “Iraq reserves the right to take legal action.”

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