WATCH: Two oil tankers off the coast of Iraq targeted by Iranian drone boats

Iranian explosive boats attacked two oil tankers off the coast of Iraq, killing one crew member and pushing the already fragile oil market above $100 a barrel.

CRAZY FOOTAGE 🔴

Footage shows the moment an Iranian explosive boat struck the US‑linked oil tanker Safesea Vishnu in the Persian Gulf off Iraq’s Basra coast. pic.twitter.com/mA3LtQXZNX

— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) March 12, 2026

Reports of an unknown oil tanker currently engulfed in flames off the coast of Basra in Southern Iraq. pic.twitter.com/RdoyYYjQRE

— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) March 11, 2026

#JUSTIN 🚨🚨Indian national killed in attack by Iran against US-owned oil tanker Safesea Vishnu in Iraqi waters

An Indian national has reportedly been killed in an attack carried out by Iran using a “suicide” boat against a US-owned oil tanker near Iraq. #IranWar‌ #SafeseaVishnu… pic.twitter.com/EqOLW6pD21

— Reality Index (@Reality_Index) March 12, 2026

🚨 NEW: The U.S.-owned oil tanker SAFESEA VISHNU has reportedly been struck near Iraq by an underwater drone, marking the first U.S.-owned tanker taken out in this war. pic.twitter.com/TEIzlYyn4z

— Defence Journal (@Defence_Journl) March 12, 2026

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