Strait of Hormuz projectiles hit three ships, UKMTO says

Unknown projectiles struck three ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre said Wednesday.

UKMTO said the vessels included a crude oil tanker and two other ships. It had earlier described one of the vessels as an LNG tanker before later describing it as a tanker.

The Strait of Hormuz is at the centre of the Middle East war between Iran and the United States. Around a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas passed through the strategic shipping lane before the war.

Since the conflict began, Tehran has been blocking commercial ships and firing on vessels it accuses of unauthorised crossings. Washington has responded with a counterblockade of Iranian ports in an effort to prevent Tehran from exporting oil.