The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Center (UKMTO) said a tanker was struck by an “unknown projectile” as it headed into the Strait of Hormuz. Two crew members sustained minor injuries. The UKMTO said Monday that the vessel is reportedly continuing to its next port of call under its own power.
No reports indicated any environmental impact at this time. Tehran has asserted control over much of the Strait of Hormuz since the US and Israel launched the war on February 28. In peacetime, about 20 million barrels– roughly a fifth of the world's oil supply– passed through Hormuz each day.
Some tankers are again traversing the strait, but traffic is well below what it once was. Watch moreHouthi attacks and no Western support: What are Saudi Arabia's options? The World Health Organization (WHO) says 680 people were killed or injured across Yemen over the course of a week as fighting between Iran-backed Houthi rebels and Saudi-backed government forces continues.
WHO said on Monday in a post on X that 164 people were killed and 516 injured between September 13 and September 18. This brings the total number of casualties since August 6 to 3,672, including 674 deaths and 2,998 injuries. Lahj province in southwestern Yemen is currently an active front line where 58 deaths and 226 injuries were reported within six days, according to the UN agency.
Fighting between the Iran-backed Houthi rebels and government forces has so far displaced 129,438 people across seven provinces, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) says. The IOM said in an update Monday that people escaping the conflict inside the country were forced from their homes in only a few weeks, with many already fleeing more than once. Othman Belbeisi, the IOM Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, said 11,352 people were displaced in only three days since September 18.
Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni received his Pakistani counterpart Mohsin Naqvi in Tehran on Monday, Pakistan’s Interior Ministry said. Naqvi’s visit comes as Pakistan seeks to facilitate dialogue between the United States and Iran, with the help of other regional countries. West Bank: Israeli settler, Palestinian killed in latest violence To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement.
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