Iran launches missile attacks on two commercial vessels

**New York Times:** Iran's new missile attacks on two commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz were another test of the ceasefire between Iran and the United States. An American official confirmed Monday night (Sharia time) that Iranian missiles struck two ships in this waterway, but resulted in no casualties. Britain's Maritime Trade Operations Organization also reported Tuesday morning that an unidentified projectile hit a tanker off the coast of Oman and caused a fire, without reporting any loss of life or environmental damage.

• **Associated Press:** A tanker transiting off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz caught fire Tuesday morning after being struck by a projectile. According to the British Maritime Trade Operations Center (UKMTO), the projectile hit the vessel's left side as it was moving south and exiting the strait toward the Oman Sea, and caused no environmental damage.
• **Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS):** Iran's war has had contradictory effects on the strategic partnership between Riyadh and Washington. According to this analysis, Saudi Arabia did not seek this war and no meaningful consultation took place with the country regarding it, and the lack of transparency about Washington's changing objectives and security commitments turned this conflict into a difficult test for the bilateral security partnership.. **Al-Youm:** Iran should only [text incomplete]

# "Ramadan War" File/94; Daily Coverage of War Consequences Against Iran in World Media