# Threat to Middle East oil tankers reaches highest level since Iran war began

https://mins.news/en/item/12811

- BBC Chinese, 2026-08-04 11:43 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/cn5n1qn6ne1o/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> The threat facing oil tankers in the Middle East has reached its highest level since the war involving Iran began. Several vessels have come under attack in the Red Sea. Some tankers have been using the waterway as an alternative route since Iran imposed a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz.

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