World News Brief Friday
Oman evacuates 25 crew members from a commercial vessel off Musandam after it was targeted. Iran's Revolutionary Guard detains two oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. A Qatari delegation arrives in Tehran to revive US-Iran negotiations. The Saudi-led coalition intercepts a Houthi drone heading towards Mecca. 13 people in Lebanon are charged with links to a Hezbollah explosives shipment. Ukraine targets three Russian oil refineries.
Oman announced the evacuation of 25 crew members from a commercial vessel that was targeted off the coast of Musandam province, overlooking the Strait of Hormuz, as Iran continues to target ships in the strait. Meanwhile, Iran's Revolutionary Guard announced the detention of two oil tankers after they were involved in "incidents" of unspecified nature while attempting to cross a route Tehran considers unauthorized in the Strait of Hormuz. A Qatari delegation arrived in Tehran for talks with Iranian officials, as mediators seek to revive peace talks with the United States. In Yemen, the Saudi-led coalition supporting the internationally recognized government said it intercepted a drone launched by Iran-backed Houthis towards the Mecca region, a claim the Houthis denied. In Lebanon, the government commissioner before the military court charged 13 people, two of whom are detained, with links to a shipment of explosives belonging to Hezbollah, seized by security agencies this month, according to a judicial source. In Russia/Ukraine, Ukraine targeted three oil refineries in Russia after a "pause" of several days in carrying out similar attacks, according to Russian energy official Alexander Novak.