Saudi oil tankers are ‘sabotaged’ in attack

Saudi Arabia has said two of its oil tankers were sabotaged off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in attacks that caused “significant damage” to the vessels.

Em ira ti officials have declined to elaborate on the nature of the sabotage or say who might have been responsible.

However, the reports come as the US has warned ships that “Iran or its proxies” could be targeting maritime traffic in the region, and as America is deploying an aircraft carrier and B -52 bombers to the Persian Gulf to counter alleged threats from Tehran.

Saudi Arabia did not identify the vessels involved, nor did it say whom it suspected of carrying out the alleged sabotage.

The UAEs aid it was investigating and said there were “no injuries or fatalities on board the vessels” and “no spillage of harmful chemicals or fuel”.

The US Navy’s 5th Fleet, which oversees the region, did not immediately offer comment.