Iran claims to have carried out an attack on Oman’s Didamar Island. The island, located in the Strait of Hormuz, hosts navigational equipment that helps tankers transit the waterway.
On Tuesday, Iranian state media reported that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) conducted an attack on Didamar Island. Tehran claimed that the target was navigational equipment “helping the flow of oil smuggling by the enemy.” An Omani Coast Guard official later confirmed an explosion on the island but provided no further details.
On Wednesday, Reuters reported speaking with three sources who confirmed the attack but did not provide details on potential damage to the equipment.
In response to the US and Israeli war against Iran, the IRGC seized control of the Strait of Hormuz, and Tehran is requiring vessels to get approval before transiting the waterway. The US is attempting to help tankers bypass the Iranian restrictions and transit the waterway without Iranian permission.
Iran has damaged dozens of vessels in and around the Strait of Hormuz as the US attempts to establish protected shipping routes. On Wednesday, Iran said a ship hit a mine and caught fire in the Strait.
The strike on Didamar Island comes as the US has attacked several Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz. Recently, Iranian state media has reported daily attacks on Qeshm Island. The US has not publicly detailed the strikes, but President Donald Trump said on Friday the US was carrying out minor strikes.
“I don’t want to talk about it. We do minor strikes,” he said.
The exchange of strikes between the US and Iran on islands comes as Trump is considering how to move forward. On Monday, Trump declared the conflict “effectively over,” suggesting he was prepared to maintain the “status quo” until Iran complies with his demands.
He also threatened to escalate the conflict if the diplomatic process stops making progress.
However, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, said there were no ongoing negotiations. “The war on Iran has already wrecked the US government,” Rezaei wrote on X. “But Washington flails like a desperate gambler. FOLD YOUR HAND. STOP manufacturing FAKE NEWS about imaginary talks.”
