Tanker attacks reported near the Strait of Hormuz amid wider shipping threats

The UAE said its Coast Guard rescued 22 crew members from an unidentified tanker fire; it did not name a cause. Separately, Iran’s state media relayed an IRGC claim that a tanker hit a mine in Hormuz, but AP said it was unclear whether the incidents were connected. The flare-up follows attacks near Qatar and Sharjah as shipping traffic through the strait remains well below prewar levels.