The United States attacked a tanker in the Gulf of Oman on suspicion that it was carrying Iranian liquefied natural gas, killing two crew members, Iran’s state broadcaster reported, citing a source. According to the report, the US military fired two projectiles at the tanker as it was sailing in the Gulf of Oman. The latest escalation in US-Iran tensions began on July 8, when the United States carried out strikes on Iran for the first time since Washington and Tehran signed a memorandum of understanding. The US claimed the attack was in retaliation for a strike on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran responded by targeting US facilities across the Middle East, including in Bahrain, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Jordan.