The attack was on a carrier linked to the UAE's state oil company, ADNOC. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Aug 8 - The United Arab Emirates on Saturday condemned what it said was an Iranian attack on a carrier linked to its state oil company as it passed through the Strait of Hormuz, accusing Tehran of \"acts of piracy\". Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Iran has said that a deal with Oman on control of the Strait of Hormuz was close but would not be enough to free up the waterway, while the United Arab Emirates said Iran had hit another ship there.

A merchant vessel caught fire after being struck near the eastern entrance of the Strait of Hormuz on Friday evening, August 7.

The United Arab Emirates has accused Iran of targeting an oil tanker operated by the state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, ADNOC, while the vessel

Iran's politburo-like body known as the Supreme National Security Council said the Strait of Hormuz will not open until the United States "corrects its behavior."

Iran and Oman are negotiating a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, contingent on U.S. lifting its blockade.