One Indian sailor killed, six injured in Iranian missile strike on UAE tankers

One Indian sailor was killed and six were injured after after Iran attacked two ships in the Strait of Hormuz, stated the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday.

The UAE’s Ministry of Defence did not specify when the attacks took place. It said the eight hurt included six Indians and two Ukrainian nationals. Four were in serious condition.

The attacks took place when the tankers – Mombasa and Al Bahiyah – were transiting the southern shipping lane of the Strait of Hormuz, within Omani territorial waters, said the ministry.

“The attack also caused material damage to both tankers as a result of the fires that broke out on board, which have since been brought under control,” it added.

The Ministry of Defence announces that the national tankers Mombasa and Al Bahiyah were targeted by two Iranian cruise missiles while transiting the southern shipping lane of the Strait of Hormuz, within Omani territorial waters.

The attack resulted in the death of one Indian… pic.twitter.com/i1HrXY0fKP— وزارة الدفاع |MOD UAE (@modgovae) July 13, 2026

Taking responsibility for the attacks, Iran stated on Tuesday that its forces had hit two “offending” super oil tankers, reported Al Jazeera.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was quoted as saying that the ships had been “deceived by the US” into taking the southern route in Omani waters “by turning off...

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