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Iranian cargo vessel struck near Qeshm Island as Oman delays Tehran-Gulf talks

Tankers anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Qeshm Island, Iran, April 18, 2026
File photo: Tankers anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Qeshm Island, Iran, April 18, 2026. © Asghar Besharati, AP

An Iranian cargo vessel was struck off Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, killing one person and wounding four, Iranian state media said. Tehran blamed a “terrorist enemy” for the attack, which came as threats to shipping intensified around the Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb straits.

An Iranian cargo vessel was struck early Sunday off Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media said, and Tehran postponed a plan to brief neighbouring countries on its contested efforts to manage shipping in the strait.

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