United News of Bangladesh

A tanker sailing through the Strait of Hormuz was hit by an unidentified projectile on Saturday, damaging the vessel's bridge, but all crew members were reported safe, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). The vessel's captain reported the incident at around 0800 UTC, prompting UKMTO to issue a maritime warning. "The vessel sustained damage to its bridge, but all crew members are safe. No environmental damage has been reported so far," the agency said. The Strait of Hormuz, located between Iran and Oman, is one of the world's busiest shipping routes, carrying around one-fifth of global oil supplies. Shipping traffic through the strategic waterway had started returning to normal after the United States and Iran recently reached a memorandum of understanding. However, tensions in the region have risen again since Thursday. On Friday, the US Central Command said American forces carried out strikes on Iranian targets in response to an attack on a commercial vessel near the Strait of Hormuz the previous day.