Status › Incidents › 2026-07-07
Iran hits three commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz within 24 hours; Qatari LNG tanker Al Rekayyat ablaze
· Strait of Hormuz · Al Rekayyat (Qatar-operated LNG carrier); Saudi-flagged crude tanker; third vessel · severity CRITICAL
US officials say Iran's military fired at least two missiles at commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz on the night of 6 July and the IRGC attacked a third vessel on the morning of 7 July — three ships in about 24 hours. The Qatari-operated LNG carrier Al Rekayyat was struck and caught fire and a Saudi-flagged crude oil tanker was damaged; two ships sustained significant damage but no casualties were reported. Qatar publicly blamed Iran for the tanker strike; the US attributes the salvo to Iran/the IRGC. Tehran issued no formal claim. The multi-vessel missile attacks mark a sharp escalation and threaten to unravel the mid-June MoU under which Iran had agreed to halt Hormuz attacks.
Primary source: US officials via Axios / The National (Qatar) / Al Jazeera
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