ADNOC vessel — missile attack, no injuries

What happened

A vessel belonging to the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) was targeted by a missile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, the UAE's WAM state news agency initially reported without identifying an attacker. The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs subsequently accused Iran of the strike, describing it as an act of piracy by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and demanding Tehran halt the attacks and reopen the strait fully and unconditionally; ADNOC confirmed one of its ships was targeted by a missile but did not detail damage or the vessel's exact location. No casualties were reported. The attack drew swift condemnation from Gulf and Arab governments: the Gulf Cooperation Council's secretary-general called it a 'dangerous and unacceptable escalation'; Qatar and Saudi Arabia condemned it and demanded the strait reopen without conditions, with Riyadh calling it a grave breach of international law and UN Security Council Resolution 2817; Jordan called it a flagrant violation of international law; and Bahrain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it violated international law, the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and Resolution 2817, affirmed full solidarity with the UAE, and urged the UN Security Council to take decisive measures. It follows ADNOC's own statement the previous day (7 August) that 15 of its vessels had been attacked by missiles and drones since the war began, including three that week alone, resulting in one fatality and 20 injuries; this new attack is separate from and not yet included in that count.