As Tehran and Washington dispute over the vital waterway, a ship was struck in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, killing one person and wounding three, according to local Iranian authorities. Around 5:00 am (01:30 GMT) this morning, a merchant ship was struck off the shores of the islands of Hengam and Qeshm.
According to state TV, Qeshm city governor Amir Teymouri stated, “One person was killed and three others were injured,” although he did not say where the strike started. The biggest island in the Hormuz Strait, Qeshm, was the scene of many explosions overnight.
The fatal incident occurs the day before Iran and Gulf governments meet in Oman, another country that borders the strait, to discuss the blockaded route that is essential to the world’s oil and gas traffic.
In the six-month confrontation between Iran and the United States, control of the strait has emerged as a key flashpoint. Iran has shut the waterway, which was formerly free and unhindered prior to the conflict, in response for attacks by the United States and Israel that sparked the conflict on February 28.
Citing security and sovereignty reasons, Iran now demands ships to seek authorization before passing through the strait. It is also thinking about a way to charge service costs.
Iranian strikes often target noncompliant vessels, and the United States occasionally blasts the Iranian coast in an effort to undermine Tehran’s authority over the strait.
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