The UK Maritime Trade Operations Center published a report on Wednesday, 18 Shahrivar, about the targeting of several commercial ships in the north of the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman. According to the report, the ships were taken under fire in the evening of Tuesday, 17 Shahrivar, at the same time as military activities in the region continued, with the aim of putting them out of action.

The report was published following the intensification of clashes in the Persian Gulf. In the evening of Tuesday, 17 Shahrivar, and in the early hours of Wednesday, 18 Shahrivar, the United States and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps reported the targeting of each other’s vessels and positions in the region.

The UK Maritime Trade Operations Center said that so far, no casualties or environmental consequences resulting from attacks on commercial ships have been confirmed, and an investigation of these events.

The center asked mariners to consider the latest maritime security information and to follow developments in the region.