A spokesman for the Iraq Army said the assault constituted a “violation of Iraqi sovereignty,” and announced that Iraq reserved the right to take legal action.
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.”
