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Missile Strikes ADNOC Tanker in Hormuz, Iran Blamed

8/8/2026

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ADNOC Vessel Struck

A missile struck an Abu Dhabi National Oil Company vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, August 8, 2026.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps warned that ships associated with Tehran’s adversaries could be targeted while passing the strait.
UAE officials said the situation was currently under control.
ADNOC said fifteen tankers were hit, three attacks killed one crew member and injured twenty.

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UAE Demands Reopen

A missile hit an Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) tanker crossing the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, August 8, 2026.
The United Arab Emirates demanded the strait be fully reopened, warning the attack threatens regional stability and global oil supplies.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps was blamed by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
ADNOC said the strike was its 16th attack since the February 28, 2026 war began.

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Historical Context

April 1988 Iranian mines struck the U.S. frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts during Operation Earnest Will, injuring crew. On 18 April the United States launched Operation Praying Mantis, sinking Iranian warships and destroying two oil platforms, pressuring Iran toward a July cease-fire. The Revolutionary Guard Corps’ missile hit on an Abu Dhabi-flagged tanker repeats that 1988 pattern, prompting UAE and allied navies to tighten Gulf security.

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ADNOC Vessel Struck

A missile struck an Abu Dhabi National Oil Company vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, August 8, 2026.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps warned that ships associated with Tehran’s adversaries could be targeted while passing the strait.
UAE officials said the situation was currently under control.
ADNOC said fifteen tankers were hit, three attacks killed one crew member and injured twenty.

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