德黑兰——英国一家海事机构称，一艘油轮10月2日经霍尔木兹海峡驶离海湾时遭到袭击，引发火灾但未造成人员伤亡。
TEHRAN - A tanker was attacked on Oct 2 while leaving the Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz, causing a fire but no casualties, a British maritime agency said.
这艘船在这条战略水道中被一枚“不明抛射物”击中，“导致船上起火并停电”。
The vessel was hit by an “unknown projectile” in the strategic waterway, “resulting in a small fire and blackout onboard”.
该机构表示，“火势此后已被扑灭，船只正在航行”，且“没有人员伤亡或环境影响的报告”。该机构称，当局正在调查这起事件。
But it said, “the fire has since been extinguished and the vessel is under way” and “there are no reported casualties or environmental impact”. The agency said authorities were investigating the incident.
在美国和以色列于2月下旬对伊朗发动袭击并引发中东战争之前，全球五分之一的石油和液化天然气经霍尔木兹海峡运输。该海峡目前仍是这场冲突的核心。
The Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s oil and LNG passed before the US and Israel launched strikes against Iran in late February and sparked the Middle East war, is still at the heart of the conflict.
德黑兰一直试图封锁商船通行，并向其指控未经批准穿越的船只开火。华盛顿则对伊朗港口实施反封锁，试图阻止德黑兰出口石油。
Tehran has been blocking the passage of commercial ships, firing on vessels it accuses of unauthorised crossings. Washington responded with a counterblockade of Iranian ports, in an effort to prevent Tehran from exporting its oil.