RoydadNaft –  The United Arab Emirates said on Saturday Iran had attacked an Abu Dhabi National Oil Company ‌vessel while it was transiting the Strait of Hormuz a day earlier, the Emirati state news agency WAM reported.

ADNOC said no injuries were reported and that the situation was under control, according to WAM.

The UAE foreign ministry called on Tehran to halt what it described as unprovoked attacks, end hostilities and fully reopen ⁠the waterway.

There was no immediate comment from Iran.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have previously threatened action against vessels transiting the strait if they are linked to Tehran’s adversaries or fail to comply with Iranian directives.

Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the UAE president, said Abu Dhabi would defend its sovereignty and interests after repeated attacks on ADNOC vessels.

“We will safeguard our ‌rights ⁠to freedom of navigation … while continuing the path of dialogue and prioritising diplomatic options,” Gargash said in a post on X.

Separately, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency said earlier it had received a report of a bulk carrier being struck by an unknown projectile in the ⁠strait on Friday. It was not immediately clear whether the incident involved the same ADNOC vessel.

ADNOC, Abu Dhabi’s state oil company, is one of the world’s largest energy producers and exports crude oil, natural gas and refined products worldwide.