Ships attacked again in Hormuz: Drone attack on LNG tanker coming from Qatar to Gujarat Ships attacked again in Hormuz: Drone attack on LNG tanker coming from Qatar to Gujarat


Efforts for peace and diplomatic reconciliation in the Middle East suffered a major setback early Tuesday when three commercial ships were targeted in the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most sensitive maritime trade route, with massive drone and missile attacks. The scariest thing about this attack is that one of the targeted ships is Qatar’s huge tanker ‘Al Reqayat’ loaded with Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), which was coming straight towards the Gujarat coast of India. Four Indian crew members were also on board this high-risk LNG tanker, whose lives narrowly escaped during this attack.

According to international shipping intelligence and British Navy sources, this Qatari gas tanker has been badly damaged after the attack. There is a serious danger of a massive explosion inside the ship due to gas leakage and debris. In the same area, Saudi Arabia’s super tanker ‘Wedyan’ loaded with crude oil has also been partially damaged in the deluge.

Qatar’s ‘Al Reqayat’ seeks help off the coast of Oman: Massive fire in engine room

According to an investigative report by Reuters, this sea attack was carried out in the early hours of Tuesday near Limah, a strategic coastal area of ​​Oman. When an unknown projectile or suicide drone fell from the sky on the gas-laden tanker ‘Al Reqayat’, a massive fire broke out in the main engine room of the ship with a loud explosion.

Seeing the magnitude of the danger, the Captain immediately sent an emergency distress signal in international waters and requested for help. It is a matter of relief that the emergency teams controlled the fire in time, due to which the entire crew including the four Indian nationals present on the ship were completely evacuated safely. However, it has been confirmed that the ship’s technical systems have been heavily damaged.

Qatar and America have direct suspicion on Iran: Questions raised on missile activity of Revolutionary Guard

Immediately after this unexpected and violent attack, the Qatar government took a tough stance and held Iran directly responsible for it. However, no rebel organization or country at the global level has yet officially taken responsibility for these attacks, but the threads of investigation are directly connecting to Tehran.

A senior military official of the US Defense Department has claimed that late last night, Iran’s notorious ‘Revolutionary Guard’ (IRGC) Corps had fired several secret ballistic missiles and long-range drones very close to the Strait of Hormuz. Geopolitical analysts are surprised by the fact that this is the first time in history that Iran has targeted a commercial ship from Qatar, the country that plays the role of main mediator in nuclear and diplomatic talks between Washington and Tehran.

UKMTO confirms: simultaneous projectile attack on three ships

The ‘United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations’ (UKMTO) center under the control of the British Army confirmed the maritime terrorism incident and said that a total of three commercial ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz were attacked in the early hours of Tuesday as part of a well-planned strategy.

An attempt was made to blow up the first ship with an unknown projectile near Limah, Oman, while cluster bombs were dropped on the remaining two ships through sophisticated combat drones. UKMTO has clarified that these attacks are a major attempt to destabilize the global energy supply chain, but there are no reports of any sailors being injured or taken captive.

Crowd gathered at Khamenei’s last visit: ‘Kill Trump’ slogans raised on the streets of Qom

This horrific sea attack has happened at the same time when the last procession of the country’s former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is being taken out across Iran. According to the New York Times (NYT) report, lakhs of mourners clad in black gathered on Tuesday in the city of Qom, the largest center of Shia religious education.

Khamenei’s coffin, draped in the national flag, was carried out on a special military vehicle. During this period, very aggressive and violent slogans were raised against America and Israel throughout the city. Protestors were seen holding large banners and posters with slogans like ‘Kill Trump’ written in English and Persian directly targeting the US President.

Let us tell you that former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei died in a highly secret and destructive air strike carried out by America and Israel on 28 February 2026 this year. Due to security reasons and the internal situation in the country, his last rites are now being completed exactly four months after his death. The mourning ceremony, which began on Friday, will conclude on July 9 with a funeral procession at the holy Imam Reza shrine in the city of Mashhad, which has once again ignited the spark of war across the Middle East.