A vessel operated by ADNOC, Abu Dhabi’s state-owned oil and gas company, was attacked while traveling through the Strait of Hormuz on Friday evening, according to Emirati state media reports released Saturday. The incident resulted in no injuries but marked the third such attack on ADNOC-operated vessels in the critical waterway within the preceding week. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center separately reported that a bulk carrier was struck by an unknown projectile during the same timeframe. The UAE has previously attributed similar incidents to Iran but did not immediately provide comment on the latest attack.
Shipping operations in the strait have faced significant disruption since the beginning of broader regional conflict on February 28. Prior to that date, approximately one-fifth of the world’s traded oil and natural gas transited through the waterway at the mouth of the Persian Gulf. The strategic corridor has remained largely inaccessible to commercial traffic in the intervening period.
In southern Lebanon, an Israeli airstrike struck a residence on the outskirts of Ansar village early Saturday, resulting in seven deaths and three wounded individuals, according to Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency. The casualty count places the incident among the deadliest since a framework agreement was announced on June 26, which outlined terms for Israeli military withdrawal from southern Lebanon in exchange for the disarmament of the Iran-backed Hezbollah organization. Israel characterized the operation as a response to actions taken by Hezbollah against Israeli soldiers in the security zone.
Separately, Yemen’s military reported that Houthis launched an attack on the Mokha port, a crucial Red Sea facility under control of the internationally recognized government. The Iranian-backed group fired six ballistic missiles Friday evening, resulting in at least one security guard fatality, eight wounded individuals, and two missing marines. Military spokesman Col. Majed al-Nazili characterized the operation as targeting a vital civilian facility. The attack represents an escalation in Houthi operations against government-controlled areas and external targets, with potential implications for the stability achieved following a 2022 ceasefire that had suspended heavy fighting during Yemen’s civil war.
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