{"id":2215350,"date":"2026-10-23T09:36:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T06:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2215350"},"modified":"2026-10-23T09:36:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T06:36:16","slug":"oil-spill-hits-uae-beaches-as-tanker-attacks-multiply-near-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2215350","title":{"rendered":"Oil spill hits UAE beaches as tanker attacks multiply near Hormuz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/96\/44\/03\/1200x675_cmsv2_9ee9b505-27e7-5dde-8c44-c95f4bea23e2-9964403.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2936245-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1\" data-nid=\"2936245\" data-cid=\"9965294\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2936245-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/96\/52\/74\/189x106_cmsv2_cf3f7a26-082f-570c-a4cd-51d8737f7364-9965274.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Protester holding an anti-Macron placard as the Lyon tourism office burns\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Europe News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Jihadists urge attacks during protests in Portugal and Spain\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2936243-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1\" data-nid=\"2936243\" data-cid=\"9965260\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2936243-label-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/96\/52\/60\/189x106_cmsv2_ce281391-7806-59ae-b05c-0ce008ee6c87-9965260.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Energy Secretary Chris Wright at the White House in Washington, May 4, 2026.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Tech News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    US designates helium as critical amid European supply squeeze\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2936146-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1\" data-nid=\"2936146\" data-cid=\"9965038\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2936146-label-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/96\/47\/76\/189x106_cmsv2_8f63407f-81e2-516b-a90b-5eced6688839-9964776.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Soldiers patrol the area next to Milan&apos;s Duomo cathedral, Italy, Friday 23 October 2026. 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control of which remains at the heart of the war between Iran and the US.<\/p>\n<p>The maritime security agency UKMTO reported on 9 October that a vessel had been hit by a projectile off the UAE coast, causing a fire that was later brought under control.<\/p>\n<p>According to maritime security company Vanguard, the vessel was the oil tanker GEM NO.2, sailing under the Panamanian flag.<\/p>\n<p>Roughly one-fifth of the world&#8217;s oil passed through the Strait of Hormuz before the war that began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran in late February. Both Tehran and Washington have implemented blockades in the strait, while Iran has repeatedly targeted cargo vessels using the southern section of the waterway.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Iran&#8217;s IRGC said in a statement that it targets tankers trying to use what Tehran unilaterally designates as an unauthorised route through the strait&#8217;s southern section, near the Omani coast.<\/p>\n<p>Tehran has no recognised authority under international maritime law to restrict or authorise passage through Hormuz, which is subject to the right of transit passage under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.<\/p>\n<p>The UAE lies close to the Strait of Hormuz, just 40-50 nautical miles from the waterway&#8217;s narrowest point.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<footer class=\"perf-cv-auto c-article-contributors c-article-contributors-supplementary u-margin-top-2 u-padding-top-2\">\n<p>Additional sources<strong> \u2022 AFP<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<p>                                  Go to 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