One killed in attack on oil tankers off Iraq, rescue operation ongoing: authoritiesBAGHDAD, March 12, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - An attack on two oil tankers near Iraq killed at least one crew member, authorities said on Thursday, as Iran carries out a campaign to disrupt global energy markets. Farhan Al-Fartousi, from Iraq's General Company for Ports, told state television that one crew member had been killed and 38 rescued while the "search continues for the missing." Images of a ship at sea with plumes of smoke rising from a huge fire, were broadcast by state television channel al-Ikhbariya. An employee at Iraq's Basra oil terminal told AFP that it was unclear "whether it was a drone attack or explosive-laded boats". The attack in Iraq comes just hours after the US embassy in Baghdad warned that Iran and Tehran-backed Iraqi armed groups might target US-owned oil facilities in Iraq.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha March 12, 2026 03:29 UTC