A foreign container ship has run aground in the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state television reported on Wednesday, claiming the vessel failed to follow an approved route. While identifying it as a foreign container ship, the report provided no further immediate details about the incident.
The Iranian state television report appeared aimed at underlining Tehran's claims to control over the strait, which has long been considered by the world as an international waterway. A fifth of all oil and natural gas typically passes through it in peacetime.
