Two national tankers were targeted by two Iranian cruise missiles in the southern lane of the Strait of Hormuz in Omani territorial waters, killing one Indian crew member and wounding eight others, including four seriously, the UAE's Defense Ministry said early on Tuesday.
Six of the wounded were Indian nationals, and two were Ukrainian nationals, the ministry said.
The UAE's Defense Ministry said two tankers, the Mombasa and Al Bahiyah, were damaged after fires broke out on board. The fires were brought under control on both ships, the ministry added.
It also condemned the attack as a serious breach of international law and said the UAE retained its full right to respond and take all necessary measures to protect its sovereignty and security, adding that it is on "high alert and fully prepared to deal with any threats."
UKMTO reports struck tankers
In a separate incident, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency (UKMTO) said in a post on X/Twitter that it received a report of an incident northeast of Qalhat, in Oman.
A tanker was struck by an "unknown projectile," according to UKMTO, which added that no crew members were injured in the incident.
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that the US was reinstating its blockade of Iranian shipping in the Gulf and would ensure the strait remains open.
"We're going to keep the strait, and we'll probably run it. We'll become the guardian of the strait. Maybe we'll call it the guardian angel of the strait. And we should be reimbursed for that," Trump said.
Iran's top joint military command said the US had no role in determining the future of the waterway and would not be allowed to intervene.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards say two supertankers hit, disabled in Strait of Hormuz, local media reports
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Tuesday took responsibility for striking the two "offending supertankers" that were hit and disabled in the Strait of Hormuz after the ships ignored warnings, turned off navigation systems and attempted to pass through "a mined route," Iranian media reported citing a statement from the Guards.
The Guards, in its statement to Iranian media, said the US was "inciting vessels to use an illegal route" and that cooperation with the "aggressor enemy" would result in damage, delays in reopening the strait and a global energy crisis.
Iran claims damage in Bahrain, Kuwait
Additionally, Bahrain's interior ministry reported that sirens sounded in Bahrain on Tuesday morning. The media adviser to Bahrain's King said that "Bahraini air defenses have intercepted and destroyed Iranian aerial attacks."
The Patriot radar, the US Navy's Fifth Fleet air-control radar, and the C-RAM (Counter-Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar) early-warning radar system were destroyed in the strikes, the IRGC claimed.
Iranian state media also reported on Tuesday that Iranian drones had struck critical infrastructure at US military bases in Kuwait.
CENTCOM Spokesman Captain Tim Hawkins said the Iranian claims, which alleged having damaged communication systems and ammunition depots, were "lies."
IRGC strikes US air base in Jordan
The IRGC confirmed it targeted a US air base in Jordan with ballistic missiles on Tuesday in a statement published by Fars News, calling on the Jordanian people to dismantle American bases in their country.
"You know very well that not only do we not have any enmity with your country, but we also love you, the noble people, who understand the pain and oppression of the Palestinian people more than any other nation," the statement said.
Iran has also been taking hits, with US strikes killing three people in Iran's Hormozgan Province overnight, according to Fars News.
Reuters contributed to this report.