Did Iran attack Japanese oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz?
A sea mine may have been responsible for denting a 160,000-ton Japanese oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz this week, investigators in the United Arab Emirates said Thursday, although the boat’s owner maintains it was likely attacked. There is still much conflicting speculation about what punched a large dent into the side of the M Star tanker, which was on its way back to Japan after filling up in the UAE. Earlier reports that a freak wave smacked the ship have been dismissed, while boat owner Mitsui O.S.K. Lines maintains that its vessel …
