00:00a liquefied natural gas tanker has caught fire after being struck by a projectile while transiting the strait of a
00:07moose sharply raising tensions in one of the world's most strategically important shipping lanes
00:12the british military's united kingdom maritime trade operations centre says the vessel was hit off the coast of oman as
00:21it headed south towards the gulf of oman
00:24no casualties or environmental damage have been reported and an investigation is underway
00:31iranian state media say the tanker was attacked after ignoring warnings about approved transit routes
00:37through the strait but tehran stopped short of officially claiming responsibility
00:43the incident comes as the united states continues to push for negotiations with iran
00:49aimed at fully reopening the waterways and addressing tehran's nuclear program
00:54the strait of hamuz remains a vital global trade route
00:58carrying a significant share of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas exports
01:03making any disruptions a major concern for international energy markets
01:09as well as we have our own
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