Iranian officials say two missiles have struck an Iranian tanker traveling through the Red Sea off the coast of Saudi Arabia.

Iran’s state-run news agency IRNA quoted a statement from Iran’s national oil tanker firm as saying an attack targeted a tanker it identified as the Sabity.

The reported attack comes after the U.S. has alleged that in past months Iran attacked oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz, at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, something denied by Tehran.

There was no immediate word from Saudi Arabia on the reported attack on Friday near the Red Sea port city of Jiddah.

The U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet, which oversees the Mideast, says it was aware of the incident, but declined to immediately comment further.

Benchmark Brent crude oil rose over 2 percent in trading Friday to reach $60.40 a barrel.

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