A U.S. official disclosed that Iran struck a cargo vessel off the coast of Oman, deep inside the Strait of Hormuz . The sudden incident prompted the International Maritime Organization to pause all emergency efforts across the critical waterway.
Tehran reiterated it had no involvement in recent tanker seizures and dismissed a UN-backed agreement aimed at releasing trapped ships inside the strait.
Worrying warnings from Iran singled out vessels making unauthorised crossings of the Hormuz passage. The ongoing clash now undermines President Trump’s earlier commitment to secure the Strait.