FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin Aggression against commercial shipping in the Middle East has intensified, with multiple merchant vessels reportedly coming under attack in the Gulf and Gulf of Oman amid the escalating US-Iran conflict. Tanker struck near Al Faw On September 9, a tanker was struck by an unknown projectile approximately 28 nautical miles southeast of Al Faw, Iraq, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). The vessel’s crew were reported safe and no environmental impact was reported. RelatedNews From Hormuz to the Black Sea, shipping faces a new era of risk Drone strike hits greek-interest tanker in Iraqi waters var jnews_module_21381736_0_6aa27f4aedc4f = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21381736","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"4500,4346,2647,239,131","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image":"","ads_image_tablet":"","ads_image_phone":"","ads_image_link":"","ads_image_alt":"","a