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Saudi oil tankers among those hit amid Iran tensions

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  • Riyadh says attack undermines oil supply security
  • UAE launches probe without blaming any state or party
  • Iran calls incident "worrisome", asks for investigation
  • Attack was off major bunkering hub of Fujairah

Dubai/London | Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday (AEST) that two of its oil tankers were among those attacked off the coast of the United Arab Emirates. It described the incident as an attempt to undermine the security of crude supplies amid tensions between the United States and Iran.

The UAE has said earlier that four commercial vessels were sabotaged near Fujairah emirate, one of the world's largest bunkering hubs lying just outside the Strait of Hormuz. It did not describe the nature of the attack or say who was behind it.

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