One person was killed and four injured after an Iranian commercial container ship was hit by an unidentified projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, state-run media outlet IRNA reported.
IRNA wrote the attack happened near Hengam Island. They identified the person who died as Jamshid Rajabi.
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Hossein Amir-Teymouri, the governor of Qeshm Island, said the ship had 10 crew members on board. He said an investigation into the strike is underway.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations on Sunday also said it received a report of a strike on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz by an “unknown projectile.” A fire broke out on the ship after the attack, the UKMTO said.
The U.S., which recently resumed trading strikes with Iran, has not commented publicly on the attack.
This comes as multiple Gulf countries plan to discuss the Strait of Hormuz during a meeting in Muscat, Oman’s capital on Monday.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told London-based news outlet Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that the only item on the agenda is the new maritime route in the Strait of Hormuz that Iran and Oman agreed to.
“Maps related to this route have been prepared, and a joint statement has been drafted,” Araghchi said. “This meeting will inform the participating countries of the details of this agreement, the relevant maps, and the joint statement, so that these documents can ultimately be submitted to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for registration.”
Bahrain declined to participate in the meeting, according to its Foreign Ministry, which said the country “will not be party to any collective meeting that includes Iran prior to the restoration of diplomatic relations between the two countries.”
“This position has previously been communicated to our brothers in the Sultanate of Oman through official channels, and does not diminish the Kingdom’s appreciation for their sincere efforts, nor its commitment to dialogue as a means of resolving disputes,” Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry said.
The Foreign Ministry said Bahrain has been subject to attacks “targeting its infrastructure and civilian assets, one of which — targeting an ammonia tank — nearly led to a full-scale catastrophe.”
It also cited Thursday’s strike on Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline, which Bahrain said “confirms that the targeting of civilian and economic facilities remains a present danger, not a matter of the past.”
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry said the drone that hit the pipeline was launched from Iraq, resulting “in injuries and some damage.” The East-West pipeline was then shut down in what the Saudi Energy Ministry said was a “precautionary measure.”
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Falih Al-Zaidi announced an investigation into the attack on the pipeline, with “legal measures” to be taken against anyone involved. An Iraqi military commander who led the Maysan Province Police was dismissed following the attack.
Asked about the pipeline attack on Saturday, President Donald Trump said Iran is “probably” responsible.
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