Maritime agency reports Hormuz tanker shooting by gunboats

The United ⁠Kingdom ⁠Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency says it has received a report ⁠of a tanker being fired at by “two gunboats linked” to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, reports Al Jazeera.

The tanker captain said ⁠the gunboats opened fire without issuing ⁠a radio challenge, ⁠UKMTO said in ⁠its advisory note, adding the vessel and ‌its crew were reported to be safe.