Oil tanker near Oman hit by bomb-carrying drone

An oil tanker associated with an Israeli billionaire has been struck by a bombcarrying drone off the coast of Oman amid heightened tensions with Iran, officials said Wednesday. Meanwhile, Greece said Iran freed two Greek oil tankers held by Tehran since May.

The drone attack on the Liberianflagged oil tanker Pacific Zircon happened Tuesday night off the coast of Oman, one Mideast-based defense official told The Associated Press. The official was not authorized to discuss the attack publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.

The Pacific Zircon is ultimately owned by Israeli billionaire Idan Ofer.