Muscat (Oman)/Tehran (Iran), 12 October (H.S.): The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), Britain’s maritime security agency, has confirmed a drone attack on a crude oil tanker near Sohar, Oman. Two Indian sailors have been reported missing following the incident.

According to a report by Gulf News, UKMTO stated in an update that the tanker had been struck by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), or drone, near the Sohar anchorage. Local authorities evacuated the crew to safety. No immediate information was available regarding the potential environmental impact of the attack.

## Iran Claims US Has Accepted Some of Tehran’s Conditions

Meanwhile, Iranian official Mohsen Rezaei said on Sunday in a post on X that the United States had agreed to some of Tehran’s seven conditions for ending the conflict.

Rezaei, a member of Iran’s political establishment and a former secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, said, “The United States has agreed to some of Iran’s seven conditions, but we consider its response inadequate.”

He also accused Washington of failing to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resorting to “smuggling” instead. “Now, having failed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the US fleet has resorted to smuggling. The American military has never sunk to such a shameful level,” he wrote.

Iran has reportedly offered to restore normal shipping within seven days if Washington agrees to its demands. The United States responded through Qatari mediators.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar