Oman reports drone attacks near the Strait of Hormuz

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Oman has reported drone attacks near the Strait of Hormuz, hours after Iran claimed to have struck US-linked targets in the Gulf state.

Several targets in the northern province of Musandam were attacked by drones, the state news agency ONA reported on Sunday, citing military sources.

The Omani government condemned the attacks and said it would take all necessary measures to protect the country and its people.

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The Musandam exclave, which is separated from the rest of Oman by the United Arab Emirates, juts into the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most important shipping lanes.

Earlier, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it had attacked several targets, including logistics centres allegedly used by the US military, in Oman's southern province of al-Wusta.

Al-Wusta is home to the strategic port of Duqm, which has been targeted several times during the Iran-Gulf conflict. However, it lies hundreds of kilometres from Musandam, where Omani authorities said the latest drone attacks occurred.