Iranian state television said a tanker carrying LNG from Qatar was attacked. However, Tehran has not yet formally claimed responsibility for the attack.
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A tanker has been attacked again in the Strait of Hormuz, a key sea route for global energy supplies, as the funeral of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei continues.
A tanker carrying natural gas (LNG) was hit by a missile early Tuesday off the coast of Oman, the British military said.
The incident has further complicated security, international trade and Iran-US tensions in the region. According to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), the projectile hit the left side of the tanker as it was heading south near the Limah area of Oman.
No damage was reported from the incident and authorities are investigating. The Strait of Hormuz, which connects the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, is one of the world's busiest energy trade routes.
Every security incident there has a direct impact on international markets, as about a fifth of the world's oil and natural gas passes through this route.
Iranian state television said a tanker carrying LNG from Qatar was attacked. However, Tehran has not yet officially claimed responsibility for the attack.
Iran has previously warned ships using routes other than its approved sea lanes. On Thursday, Iran's Joint Chiefs of Staff warned that any oil tankers passing through the strait must use the approved route and that any US military intervention would be met with a "swift and decisive" response.
Meanwhile, efforts to advance talks between the US and Iran aimed at fully opening the strait, limiting Iran's controversial nuclear program and seeking a permanent end to the war that began on February 28 have been suspended for a while due to Khamenei's funeral.
At the White House on Monday, US President Donald Trump urged Iran to make a deal, warning of more tough measures if it did not. He said he wanted to make a deal but had expressed the view that Iran's infrastructure and energy systems could be attacked if necessary.
Despite a temporary agreement between the two sides to allow ships to pass through the waterway without fees for 60 days, Iran has insisted that it will retain control of the waterway and the right to collect fees in the future.
The United States and many Gulf countries have made it clear that they will not accept such an arrangement. Oman and UN agencies have said that attempts to use alternative sea routes have already led to tensions and attacks in the region.
According to data analysis firm Kepler, at least 108 ships used different routes to pass through the Strait of Hormuz last weekend alone.
Meanwhile, millions of mourners have gathered in the city of Qom in Iran to attend Khamenei's funeral.
Iranian state television broadcast live footage of the sea of people heading to the Jamkaran Mosque. Banners bearing pictures of Khamenei and his successor and new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, were displayed during the mourning procession.
Mojtaba Khamenei has not yet publicly attended the funeral. He is believed to be in a safe location after being injured in an airstrike during the war.
At the height of the war, Israel had targeted senior Iranian leaders and threatened to target Mojtaba Khamenei.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who died at the age of 86, was laid to rest on Saturday at the Imam Reza shrine in his birthplace of Mashhad. Roads, air services and daily activities have been largely restricted in many parts of Iran due to the funeral and national mourning.
