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India detained the tanker Unity on May 11, reportedly in connection with financial claims filed against the vessel's owner. While the action has been characterized as an arrest to secure these claims, specific details regarding the extent of the dispute remain unverified.
India’s Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, stated that authorities are monitoring the situation. The specific nature of the incident or the precise scope of the monitoring efforts were not detailed in the provided text.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) reported that an oil supertanker caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz, attributing the incident to a strike by a naval mine.
US Central Command Chief of Staff Brad Cooper asserted in a video statement that US and regional partners, rather than Iran, control the Strait of Hormuz, claiming the US blockade of Iranian ports has halted Iran's non-humanitarian maritime trade and prevented the export of at least $25 billion in crude oil.
Cooper further stated that US forces assisted Gulf allies in moving more than 100 million barrels of crude through the strait in the past week, while noting that these actions have degraded the IRGC's ability to project power, although these specific operational metrics and cost assessments remain unverified independent claims.