UKMTO and ADNOC disclosed that the ADNOC-operated tankers Navig8 Messi (Singapore-flagged) and Tarif (Liberia-flagged) were struck by drones on the evening of 13 August during strait transits, sustaining minor damage with all crew safe; the UAE blamed Iran and called the attacks a flagrant violation. Transit through the strait was reported near a standstill on Friday 14 August as the US said it could maintain its naval blockade of Iran indefinitely and warned of stepped-up economic pressure.
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