Listen to this articleDear 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated using AI-based technology. Pronunciation errors may occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve results. An Iranian commercial ship was attacked early Sunday off the island of Qeshm in the Strait of Hormuz, leaving one person dead and four wounded, Iranian state media said, a day before Tehran attempts to inform countries in the region about its questionable efforts to manage maritime traffic there. The state news agency IRNA quoted the governor of Qeshm as blaming a “terrorist enemy.” He also said the dead person was among the cargo ship’s 10 crew members, and that authorities had not yet identified the projectile. On the other hand, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations monitor reported that a ship was hit by a projectile while transiting the strait, without details. warships. Qeshm Island, located about 22 kilometers from the port city of Bandar Abbas, is key for Iran to assert its control over traffic through the strait. Sunday’s attack came as tensions continue around the waterway that was considered international before the United States and Israel launched war on February 28. The United States threatens Iran with an ‘economic D-Day’ :The United States threatens Iran with an ‘economic D-Day’ | About itThe Trump administration declared “economic D-Day” against Iran and warned global trading partners to cut all financial ties with Tehran or face serious economic consequences. Avneet Dhillon analyzes this latest attempt to isolate Iran’s economy and explains why secondary sanctions threaten to put the United States on a collision course with China. (Photo credits: The Canadian Press, Reuters, Adobe Stock and Getty Images) Global prices for oil, natural gas and related products have risen, and now Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen are putting pressure on a key shipping alternative, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait at the southern end of the Red Sea. While the Houthis say they are targeting only neighboring Saudi Arabia, which backs Yemen’s internationally recognized government, markets are cautious. Iran said on Saturday that foreign ministers of regional countries will meet to discuss efforts by Iran and Oman, located across the Strait of Hormuz, to manage shipping there. However, Bahrain has already said it will not attend, and it was unclear which other nations would be there. Iran has said it will reach an agreement with Oman in the strait. It does not mean it will be opened for shipping. “The waterway would be opened on the condition that the United States ends its blockade,” Iran’s president told India Today TV on Saturday. Commercial ship traffic remains low in the strait as attacks continue. Iran has expressed interest in having ships pay fees for transit. It has also said that traffic to the Persian Gulf would pass through Iranian waters, while the exit route would pass partly through Iranian waters and partly through those of Oman.
