Two oil tankers off the coast of Iraq were attacked by Iranian explosive boats, killing one crew member and pushing the already fragile oil market above $100 a barrel.
CRAZY FOOTAGE
Footage shows the moment an Iranian explosive boat struck the US‑linked oil tanker Safesea Vishnu in the Persian Gulf off Iraq’s Basra coast. pic.twitter.com/mA3LtQXZNX
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) March 12, 2026
Reports of an unknown oil tanker currently engulfed in flames off the coast of Basra in Southern Iraq. pic.twitter.com/RdoyYYjQRE
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) March 11, 2026
#JUSTIN
Indian national killed in attack by Iran against US-owned oil tanker Safesea Vishnu in Iraqi waters
An Indian national has reportedly been killed in an attack carried out by Iran using a “suicide” boat against a US-owned oil tanker near Iraq. #IranWar #SafeseaVishnu… pic.twitter.com/EqOLW6pD21
— Reality Index (@Reality_Index) March 12, 2026
— Defence Journal (@Defence_Journl) March 12, 2026
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