Iran live updates: UAE, Kuwait report new drone interceptions

A bulk carrier ship was struck by an "unknown projectile" in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Doha, Qatar, according to U.K. Marine Trade Operations, a maritime monitoring organization.

"The Master of a Bulk Carrier reports being hit by an unknown projectile," UKMTO said in a warning posted early on Sunday. "There was a small fire that has been extinguished, there are no casualties."

The ship, which was not identified by UKMTO, was about 23 nautical miles northeast of Doha when it was struck, the organization said.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met on Saturday with Qatari Prime Minister Al Thani, who also serves as foreign minister of the Gulf country, according to State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott.

The readout says only that the pair discussed "Qatar's partnership on a range of issues."

In a post on X, Rubio confirmed the meeting, writing that the two officials met to "discuss U.S. support for Qatar’s defense." Rubio's post added: "Our partnership is important to deterring threats and promoting stability in the Middle East."

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Iranian missiles and drones "are locked on American targets in the region and aggressor enemy ships," Commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps' Aerospace Force Gen. Majid Mousavi said in a short statement on Saturday, Islamic Republic state media reported.

Mousavi added that the military is "awaiting the command to fire."

In a separate note, the IRGC Navy Command warned in a post on X that any attack on Iranian oil tankers and commercial vessels will result in "heavy attack on one of the American centers in the region and enemy ships," the Iranian state media reported.

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Iranian officials on Saturday denied Reuters' report on a suspected oil spill near Kharg Island, calling the claims "false and part of the enemy’s psychological operations."

"No official report has confirmed this issue so far," Musa Ahmadi, chairman of the energy commission of Iran’s parliament, told the semi-official ISNA News Agency on Saturday. "I have followed up on the matter, and official reports have not confirmed it," he added.

Responding to claims about damage to Iranian oil reserves and oil leaking into the sea due to the country’s inability to store it, Ahmadi said Iran had adopted "appropriate measures for oil storage and production management."

He added that oil production across the country’s fields continues "without any problems."

"The stains observed in satellite images around Kharg Island are linked to oil residue and ballast water discharged by tankers," Pourkabgani said, according to the semi-official Tasnim News Agency on Saturday.

He claimed that a European tanker "had discharged waste into the sea, causing environmental damage," but provided no further details about the vessel.

-ABC News' Somayeh Malekian