Oil tankers attacked in Iraq after attack near Al Faw port, at least one dead

1 minute readNew DelhiMarch 12, 2026 06:26 am IST

Two foreign oil tankers were attacked near the port of al-Faw in Iraq, as Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia continued to intercept more Iranian missiles and drones. Al Jazeera reported.

The attack came just hours after a Thai cargo ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz and drones attacked fuel tanks in the port of Salalah in Oman, the report said.

An Iraqi army spokesman said 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,” said Lieutenant General Saad Maan, adding that “the attack took place within Iraqi territorial waters.”

Maan said the attack “constitutes a violation of Iraqi sovereignty” and announced that “Iraq reserves the right to take legal action.”

(This is a developing story)

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