Sri Lanka, March 12 -- Iraq's oil ports have completely stopped operations following Iranian attacks on two oil tankers in its waters.

Operations at Iraq's oil terminals have been totally suspended but commercial ports remain functional, Farhan al-Fartousi, the director general of the Iraqi Ports Company, told the Iraqi News Agency Thursday.

One crew member was killed and 38 rescued from the oil tankers that were left ablaze in the Persian Gulf after being struck by what's thought to be an Iranian water drone.

There have been six attacks on vessels in the Persian Gulf since Wednesday, as the critical Strait of Hormuz waterway becomes a focal point the war with Iran.

Iraq's oil marketing company SOMO said the incident "negatively impac...