One tanker off the coast of Oman caught fire after it was hit, while another was struck by a drone, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center. Both ships sustained damage, though no crew members were injured, the agency said.
If Iran was involved, the attacks could be considered a violation of the ceasefire agreed to in a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the U.S. and Iran. It stipulates that the strait would reopen, toll free, for 60 days. In response to its signing in June, commercial traffic quickly resumed, going from near zero to over 20 crossings a day, according to the maritime tracking platform Winward.
However, Trump said on Monday that Iran would need to “make a deal, or we’re going to finish the job.”
Qatar holds Iran “fully legally responsible” for the attack, according to the spokesperson for its foreign ministry, Majed Al-Ansari.
Tuesday’s strikes follow a similar event from last month: Iran hit a vessel after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned that ships must coordinate with its navy and follow designated routes. The Persian Gulf Seaways Management Organization, which was created by Iran to oversee the strait, said: “The consequences of traveling on unauthorized routes will be the responsibility of the owner, operator, and commander of the vessel.”
But the response may not have succeeded as a deterrent. Iran warned last week that any U.S. interference to its regulation of the strait would “be met with a rapid and decisive reaction.”
A broader backdrop of uncertainty
“We assure you that we will not resume negotiations as long as the first clause of the memorandum is not implemented and a ceasefire and cessation of hostilities are not achieved," Araghchi said, according to Lebanon’s official news agency.
But Israel has said it will not leave Lebanon until Hezbollah is disarmed.
Oman last week delivered a proposal to the U.S. that would involve both it and Iran monetizing traffic through the strait, according to The New York Times.
Following those discussions in Qatar, Al-Ansari announced that the next round of negotiations would come “at the earliest possible time” after Khamenei’s burial, which takes place on Friday.
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