With just 7 ships crossing Strait of Hormuz, traffic stalls in Persian Gulf as US-Iran war escalates

A tanker travelling off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz caught on fire early Tuesday (July 7, 2026) morning after being struck by a projectile, the British military said. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre said the tanker had been hit near Limah, Oman, in the strait. West Asia War updates on July 7, 2026 It said the projectile hit the port side of the vessel while trying to travelling south out of the strait toward Trump warns of military action against Iran if a deal is not reached, following stalled U.S.-Iran diplomatic talks. A tanker was set ablaze after a projectile strike in the Strait of Hormuz off Oman, prompting an investigation. Iran’s Revolutionary ‌Guards fired at least ⁠two missiles ‌at commercial ‌ships ‌transiting ⁠through ⁠the Strait of Hormuz, leaving ‌two vessels with significant ‌damage but there were ⁠no casualties, Axios ‌ reported yesterday, ‌citing a U.S. official. -Reuters An “unknown projectile” struck and caused An oil tanker off the coast of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz was struck by an “unknown projectile" on Monday, sparking a fire, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said. It said that the incident took place eight nautical miles east of Limah, Oman, when the tanker was travelling south near the Omani coast in the Strait of Hormuz. According to UKMTO, the tanker caught fire after being struck by a projectile. “A tanker has reported being hit Dubai: A tanker travelling off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz caught on fire early Tuesday morning after being struck by a projectile, the British military said. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre said the tanker had been hit near Limah, Oman, in the strait. It said the projectile hit the port side of the vessel while trying to travelling south out of the strait toward the Gulf of Oman. It said there was no environmental