Damietta

Marine officers in Egypt contained fires on two gas vessels after a drone strike at Damietta port, fearing the ships could explode and cause widespread destruction. The affected vessels, Energos Winter and GasLog Salem, together carry 300,000 cubic meters of gas.

The war in Iran appears to be expanding as drone strikes at Egypt's Mediterranean port of Damietta caused fires on two natural gas vessels. CBS News correspondent Nancy Cordes reported on the incident.

Oil prices remained stable despite renewed US-Iran attacks and a drone strike in Egypt that damaged two ships. Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb is severely disrupted, with Qatar scrambling to secure LNG supplies and the Houthis considering transit fees.

Egypt confirmed a drone caused a fire on two gas vessels at Damietta port, classifying the incident as an attack. No group has claimed responsibility, and the event occurred near the Suez Canal, a critical route for Saudi oil exports.

Egypt attributed a fire damaging two American LNG ships at Damietta port to a drone attack. The Egyptian cabinet confirmed preliminary findings linking the July 29 incident to the attack, with no group yet claiming responsibility. Maritime security company Ambrey reported the drone struck a US-owned vessel before flames spread.

An Iranian strike hit a Chinese firm’s building in northern Kuwait, killing a worker, hours after Jordan intercepted five Iranian missiles. The U.S. military conducted strikes against Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps in response to an earlier Iranian attack on a U.S. base in Jordan, while fires were reported on two natural gas vessels in Egypt’s Damietta port.

Jordan's air defenses intercepted five Iranian missiles launched Thursday, while the U.S. conducted a heavy wave of strikes against Iran in response to an earlier Iranian attack on a U.S. base in Jordan. The U.S. targeted Iranian military facilities, and Iran reported casualties from a strike on Qeshm island. Fires also erupted on two natural gas vessels in Egypt's Damietta port, though no injuries were reported.

Jordan's air defenses intercepted five missiles launched from Iran, following U.S. military strikes against Iran in response to an earlier attack on a U.S. base in Jordan. The U.S. targeted Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps facilities, while Iran reported casualties from strikes on Qeshm and Khuzestan. Drone attacks also damaged vessels in Egypt, raising regional tensions.

A drone hit a U.S.-owned gas storage tanker at Egypt's Mediterranean port of Damietta, according to British maritime security firm Ambrey. Egypt's petroleum ministry confirmed a fire at the port but did not mention the drone attack or provide a cause.

A drone strike caused an explosion and fire aboard a US-owned gas tanker in Damietta, Egypt. No injuries were reported, and no group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, which marks the first strike on Egypt in the current conflict.