Two national tankers were targeted by two Iranian cruise missiles in the southern lane of the Strait of Hormuz in Omani territorial waters, killing one Indian crew member and wounding eight others, including four seriously, the UAE's Defense Ministry said early on Tuesday.
Six of the wounded were Indian nationals, and two were Ukrainian nationals, the ministry said.
Bahrain's interior ministry also reported that sirens sounded in Bahrain on Tuesday morning. The media adviser to Bahrain's King said that "Bahraini air defenses have intercepted and destroyed Iranian aerial attacks."
The UAE's Defense Ministry said two tankers, the Mombasa and Al Bahiyah, were damaged after fires broke out on board. The fires were brought under control on both ships, the ministry added.
It also condemned the attack as a serious breach of international law and said the UAE retained its full right to respond and take all necessary measures to protect its sovereignty and security, adding that it is on "high alert and fully prepared to deal with any threats."
UKMTO reported tankers attacked after Trump reinstated blockade
In a separate incident, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency (UKMTO) said in a post on X/Twitter that it received a report of an incident northeast of Qalhat, in Oman.
A tanker was struck by an "unknown projectile," according to UKMTO, which added that no crew members were injured in the incident.
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that the US was reinstating its blockade of Iranian shipping in the Gulf and would ensure the strait remains open.
"We're going to keep the strait, and we'll probably run it. We'll become the guardian of the strait. Maybe we'll call it the guardian angel of the strait. And we should be reimbursed for that," Trump said.
Iran's top joint military command said the US had no role in determining the future of the waterway and would not be allowed to intervene.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards say two supertankers hit, disabled in Strait of Hormuz, local media reports
Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Tuesday said two "offending supertankers" have been hit and disabled in the Strait of Hormuz after the ships ignored warnings, turned off navigation systems and attempted to pass through "a mined route," Iranian media reported citing a statement from the Guards.
The Guards, in its statement to Iranian media, said the US was "inciting vessels to use an illegal route" and that cooperation with the "aggressor enemy" would result in damage, delays in reopening the strait and a global energy crisis.
Reuters contributed to this report.