“Sabotage attack” on Saudi oil tankers

Saudi Arabia says two of its oil tankers were sabotaged off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, adding to regional tensions as the United States increases pressure on Iran


May 12, Fujairah: Two Saudi tankers suffer “significant damage” in attacks off port city – one of them as it was en route to pick up Saudi oil destined for U.S. markets. UAE says four ships were sabotaged near Fujairah emirate, but did not say who was responsible


IRAN
OMAN
Shipping lanes for tankers which carry 18.5 million barrels of oil every day


Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps naval bases
Maritime boundary
Deep-water shipping lane

IRAN
Qeshm
Bandar-e-Abbas
Larak Island
Sirri
IRAN
UAE
THE GULF
IRAN
OMAN
STRAIT OF HORMUZ
GULF OF OMAN
Jask
Abu Dhabi
Abu Musa Occupied by Iran, claimed by UAE
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
OMAN
OMAN
40km 25 miles


IRAN
Tehran
Bahrain HQ of U.S. 5th Fleet
IRAQ
SAUDI ARABIA
UAE
400km 250 miles


Sources: Associated Press, Bloomberg, Reuters 
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