Two Saudi Arabian oil tankers suffered significant damage in an attack over the weekend near the Strait of Hormuz, the kingdom’s energy minister said, amid heightened military tensions in the Persian Gulf.
The Saudi tankers were attacked at 6 a.m. Sunday off the eastern coast of the United Arab Emirates as they prepared to cross into the Persian Gulf, the minister, Khalid al-Falih said Monday. The attack didn’t cause an oil spill, Mr. Falih said through the official Saudi Press Agency, but resulted in “significant damage to the structures of the two vessels.” He referred to the incident as sabotage.
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