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A tanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz was struck by an unknown projectile Monday, leaving two crew members with minor injuries as tensions continue over Iran’s restrictions on the strategic waterway, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, or UKMTO, said.
UKMTO said military authorities informed it that the tanker was conducting an inbound transit when it was hit.
“Two crew have sustained minor injuries and the vessel is reported to be continuing to its next port of call under its own power,” the agency said.
UKMTO said authorities were investigating the incident.
The identity of the tanker and the origin of the projectile were not immediately known.
The incident comes during a monthslong U.S.-Iran standoff that has disrupted traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important oil shipping routes.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Sunday that Tehran had communicated its conditions for ending its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz to the U.S. through international mediators.
Ghalibaf, who has served as Iran’s chief negotiator in efforts to end the conflict, said Tehran continues to restrict passage through the strait while Washington maintains a campaign targeting Iranian ports and economic infrastructure.
The confrontation followed U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran in late February.
Earlier this month, Iran also expanded its maritime no-go area beyond the Strait of Hormuz to include parts of the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea.
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