Iran Missile Strikes Oil Tanker Off Qatar Coast

A cruise missile struck an oil tanker off the coast of Qatar early Wednesday after Iran launched three missiles toward the country, according to the Qatari Ministry of Defence.

Air defences intercepted two of the incoming missiles, while the third hit the vessel in Qatar’s northern territorial waters. The tanker, identified as the Aqua 1, was operating under contract to QatarEnergy.

All 21 crew members onboard were evacuated safely, and no casualties or environmental damage were reported. QatarEnergy said the attack happened in the early hours of 1 April and stressed that operations were not affected.

The attack comes less than two weeks after Iranian missiles caused extensive damage to Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar’s main energy hub and the world’s largest LNG export facility.