Ship attacks

US Navy strikes Iranian-flagged ship trying to break Strait of Hormuz blockade from Gulf of Oman

The Iranian-flagged oil tanker was struck by 20 mm cannon fire from a jet launched by the US Navy, US CENTCOM said on Wednesday. 

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, AMICHAI STEIN
An F/A-18E Super Hornet launches from the flight deck of the US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran April 1, 2026.
A ship passes through the Strait of Hormuz.

How many ships have been attacked in the Gulf since start of Iran war? - explainer

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have warned that ships passing through the narrow Strait will be targeted, after the US and Israel launched strikes on the country on February 28.

|ByREUTERS
Fireworks illuminate the sky during the launching ceremony of a warship that had been damaged upon its first attempt to launch, in Rajin, North Korea, June 12, 2025 in this photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency.

North Korea vows to build new navy destroyer by October 2026

"We must develop our naval power more comprehensively and rapidly so that the enemy cannot even think of carrying out aggressive actions in the waters around us," said Kim Jong Un.

|ByREUTERS
Explosions take place on the deck of the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion on the Red Sea, in this handout picture released August 29, 2024.

Crew of Hong Kong flagged ship rescued after explosion sparks fire off Yemeni coast

AP reported that the ship was drifting and on fire about 225 kilometers off the coast of Hodeidah, a port city in Yemen held by the country’s Houthi rebels.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS

Ukraine-Russia War: Russian airstrikes target Odesa, one killed

Over 3,000 civilians killed so far - UN • US 'can't confirm' whether Russian army chief hurt during visit to Donbas

MAY 2, 2022ByGADI ZAIG, REUTERS
A view shows graves of civilians killed during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine April 19, 2022

Iran's attacks on Israeli shipping in Gulf serves as lesson - opinion

Instead of military overstretch, Israel could gain political leverage.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021ByGIL MURCIANO
MERCER STREET, an Israeli-managed oil tanker that was attacked, is seen off Fujairah Port in United Arab Emirates, last month

Iran concerned about UK in Gulf, Taliban offensive

Iran: “The fact that Britain has sided with the rebellious and notorious Zionist regime shows the position of this country.”

AUGUST 9, 2021BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Mercer Street, an Israeli-managed oil tanker that was attacked is seen off Fujairah Port in United Arab Emirates, August 3, 2021.

US holding Iran responsible for Mercer Street attack 'not a small detail'

The US report found that two drones actually attacked the Merce Street ship on July 29.

AUGUST 8, 2021BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A satellite image shows the damaged Mercer Street Tanker moored off the coast of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, August 4, 2021.

G7 condemns Mercer Street attack: Iran 'threatening international peace'

"Iran's behavior, alongside its support to proxy forces and non-state armed actors, threatens international peace and security," the G7 statement said.

AUGUST 6, 2021ByREUTERS
‘MERCER STREET,’ a Liberian-flagged, Japanese-owned and Israeli-managed ship, that was attacked – apparently by Iran – off the coast of Oman, is seen near Fujairah Port in United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday.

'5-6 armed Iranians' responsible for tanker hijack off UAE coast - report

UK: Hijackers leave vessel off UAE coast, incident ended • Iran: The potential hijack of ships off coast of UAE is 'suspicious'

AUGUST 4, 2021ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
An Iranian soldier stands guard near Iranian Navy helicopter carrier Kharg at Port Sudan at the Red Sea State, October 31, 2012

Israel pushes for UNSC condemnation of Iranian maritime terrorism

In response to the attack on the Israeli-managed ship "Mercer Street," Israel has reportedly pushed for UN discussions of Iran's maritime violence.

AUGUST 1, 2021ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Naval vessels participating in the Noble Dina military drill between Israel, France, Cyprus and Greece, March 12, 2021.