Overview
- A Singapore‑flagged container ship was hit about 7.5 nautical miles off Oman's coast, suffering bridge damage but no reported casualties, and the vessel later resumed its voyage.
- Two U.S. officials and multiple maritime reports said Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps carried out the attack using a drone or projectile, though Iran denies some outside characterizations.
- The United Nations' International Maritime Organization paused its voluntary evacuation plan for hundreds of ships and thousands of seafarers to reconfirm safety guarantees after the strike.
- Iran's new Persian Gulf Strait Authority warned that vessels using routes it does not approve will receive no safe‑passage guarantees or insurance coverage, directly challenging the 60‑day toll‑free MOU.
- Markets and shipping reacted immediately with a short oil price bounce and slower transits, and experts warn that higher insurance, demining needs, and coordination gaps could delay a full recovery of flows for weeks to months.