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Three tankers, including Qatari LNG carrier Al Rekayyat, are hit near Hormuz within a day

Mountain Time
Local time
4:30 AM in Muscat, Jul 7
Where
Off Limah, Oman

UKMTO reported three tankers hit by projectiles on July 6-7, starting with the Qatari LNG carrier Al Rekayyat, which caught fire after being struck 8 nautical miles east of Oman's Limah; another was hit by a drone, and Saudi Arabia said a Saudi tanker was targeted. No injuries were reported; U.S. officials blamed Iran, while Iranian state TV said the LNG tanker was attacked after ignoring warnings without directly claiming it.

Why it matters

Qatar held Iran 'fully legally responsible' and summoned its envoy, the U.S.-led maritime centre raised the Hormuz threat level to 'severe', and the U.S. revoked Iran's oil licence and resumed strikes that evening.

Sources (7)

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Correction

  • Corrected the time from 9:00 AM Dubai time, Jul 7, 2026 to 4:30 AM Muscat time, Jul 7, 2026; corrected the headline (it read "Three ships hit inside 24 hours as the truce gives way"); revised the summary; revised the context note; corrected the location from Strait of Hormuz to Off Limah, Oman; changed the confidence label from reported to confirmed; reclassified it from strike to maritime-security; updated the sourcing note; merged a duplicate entry into this one ("LNG tanker abandoned and a Saudi tanker damaged in one night"); added 5 sources: Al Jazeera live blog; removed United Against Nuclear Iran as a source (an advocacy group's analysis, not a news report). Why and evidence