Iran attacks UAE fuel tanker in Hormuz with missiles - Abu Dhabi

**Iran fires missile at UAE tanker in Hormuz — Abu Dhabi**

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) accused Iran on August 8 of firing a missile at a tanker belonging to its state-owned oil company as it passed through the Strait of Hormuz. Abu Dhabi strongly condemned the act, calling it piracy. Reuters reported.

Initially, the state news agency WAM reported that a missile had hit one of the ADNOC tankers. The company said the situation was under control. The UAE Foreign Ministry later condemned the "hostile Iranian attack" on the ADNOC vessel. Neither statement gave details about the tanker, its cargo or possible damage. There were no reports of casualties.

Before the war in the Middle East, about a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas passed through the narrow waterway between Oman and Iran. Shipping has been disrupted through the strait since the US and Israel began a war against Iran, raising shipping costs and raising security concerns.

The ministry said the attack violated a UN Security Council resolution on freedom of navigation. It also accused Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of attacking commercial ships and using the waterway as a tool of economic pressure.

The UAE has called on Iran to stop the attacks and fully and unconditionally reopen the strait. The IRGC has previously threatened to take action against any ships that are in contact with countries hostile to Tehran or that do not comply with Iranian orders.

ADNOC said 15 of its ships have been attacked by missiles and drones since the war began, three of them this week. The attacks killed one crew member and injured 20 others.

Abu Dhabi's state-owned oil company ADNOC is one of the world's largest energy producers. It exports crude oil, natural gas and refined products to customers around the world. Iran has previously threatened to strike Gulf states if the United States attacks the country again.