# Iranian attack on Saudi tanker killed two Filipino sailors, Saudi Arabia says

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/iranian-attack-on-saudi-tanker-killed-two-filipino-sailors-saudi-arabia-says/
- Published: 2026-09-02T22:12:09+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-03T04:14:11+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC World (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2zxgg4mx9o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Middle East, World

## Key points

- Iranian strike on Saudi tanker Sidr killed two Filipino sailors
- Attack came amid biggest US-Iran clashes since July
- Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed to shipping

## Summary

Saudi Arabia has formally condemned an Iranian attack on its supertanker Sidr in the Strait of Hormuz that killed two Filipino seafarers, an incident that occurred amid the largest exchange of fire between the US and Iran since July. Saudi shipping firm Bahri confirmed the vessel was struck by unknown projectiles late on Monday night, while Iran did not directly address the accusation, instead saying via its Revolutionary Guard that two tankers had hit mines and caught fire while using an "unauthorised route" through the strait. The episode underscores the continued disruption to a waterway through which a fifth of global oil and gas shipments normally pass.

The Sidr and a South Korean-owned tanker, Senegal Prosperity, were both reportedly hit by projectiles near Oman's Musandam Peninsula within minutes of each other, each carrying around two million barrels of Saudi crude. The attacks came alongside a wider escalation in which US air strikes on Iran killed 18 people and injured 108, according to Iran's health minister, with Tehran accusing Washington of a "war crime" over a strike that killed four people, including two children, at a wedding in Sirik. The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively closed since the war between the US, Israel and Iran began in February, after a preliminary ceasefire agreement reached in June collapsed within weeks amid renewed attacks on shipping and a reinstated US blockade of Iranian ports.

## Coverage

- [BBC World: Iranian attack on Saudi tanker killed two Filipino sailors, Saudi Arabia says](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2zxgg4mx9o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss)
- [HuffPost: Saudi Arabia Says Iran Attacked Vessel In Hormuz, Killing Two Sailors](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/iran-attack-tanker-hormuz-kills-sailors_n_6a985489e4b0f5af0411b6dd)

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