Saudi Arabia’s Two Oil Tankers Sabotaged in Attacks

  • Saudi Arabia’s two oil tankers were sabotaged off the coast of the United Arab Emirates on 13th May in attacks that caused “significant damage” to the vessels, one of them as it was en route to pick up Saudi oil to be transported to the US.
  • It has not been ascertained who might have been responsible for the incident. However, US had already warned ships that “Iran or its proxies” could be targeting maritime traffic in the region.
  • America is deploying an aircraft carrier and B-52 bombers to the Persian Gulf to counter alleged threats from Tehran.
  • Tensions have risen in the year ....
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