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Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guards fired at least two missiles at commercial ships transiting through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday night, Axios reported, citing two US officials.<\/p>\n

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Two commercial ships suffered significant damage but had no casualties, the report said, citing a US official.<\/p>\n

Separately, Britain\u2019s maritime security agency said\u00a0a tanker caught fire\u00a0after being hit by an unknown projectile east of Oman\u2019s Limah early on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency (UKMTO) said early on Tuesday that the tanker was struck on its port side while traveling southbound about 8 nautical miles east of Limah, causing a fire.<\/p>\n

No casualties or environmental impact had been reported.<\/p>\n

Reuters could not immediately verify the Axios report or determine whether the ships described in that report included the tanker cited in the UKMTO advisory.<\/p>\n

US Central \u200bCommand did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

The reports underscored the risks to shipping around the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway between\u00a0Iran\u00a0and Oman through which about a fifth of global oil consumption passes.<\/p>\n

Commercial vessels have come under attack during the war that began with US-Israeli strikes on\u00a0Iran, despite an interim agreement that included safe-passage provisions.<\/p>\n

Indirect US-Iran\u00a0talks \u200bended last week without any public sign of headway toward \u200ba lasting peace, despite a 60-day cease-fire intended to \u2060create space for diplomacy following the US and Israeli strikes that \u200btriggered the conflict.<\/p>\n

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President\u00a0Donald Trump\u00a0said on Monday the US would either\u00a0reach a deal\u00a0with\u00a0Iran\u00a0or \u201cfinish the job,\u201d renewing his threat of military action as Tehran projects defiance following the funeral of former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n

\u2018READY TO FIRE AT YOU\u2019<\/h2>\n

Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guards warned ships via maritime radio over the weekend that \u201cour missiles and drones are ready to fire at you,\u201d the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, quoting from a recording it obtained.<\/p>\n

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One of the vessels under attack appeared to be Al Rekayyat, a liquefied natural gas tanker owned and managed by Nakilat\u00a0QGTS.QA, also known as Qatar Gas Transport Company Ltd, which operates one of the world\u2019s largest LNG shipping fleets, the WSJ said, adding that the ship had been hit on the port side, at the top of the engine room.<\/p>\n

\u201cEngine room fire and full of smoke. Unable to assess further damage. All crew are safe and mustered on the starboard side,\u201d the WSJ quoted from a recording.<\/p>\n

The vessel was at the mouth of the strait, in the Gulf of Oman, when it was attacked, the WSJ reported.<\/p>\n

Nakilat, QatarEnergy and Qatar\u2019s International Media Office did not immediately respond to requests for comment sent outside normal business hours.<\/p>\n

Investors have been keeping a\u00a0close eye\u00a0on talks between the US and\u00a0Iran\u00a0over the fate of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz while tracking the recovery in Gulf oil exports.<\/p>\n

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