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Iran Attacks Cargo Ship, Testing Trump’s Deal to Reopen Strait
Iran's IRGC attacks a Singapore-flagged cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, testing a recent US-Iran deal to reopen the shipping lane.
- Geopolitical tensions in the Strait of Hormuz threaten global shipping and oil supply chains.
- Deliberate drone attacks test the fragility of recent US-Iran diplomatic agreements.
Attack takes place hours after Iranian warning to ships not to use routes that the regime hadn’t sanctioned
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps attacked a Singapore-flagged cargo ship Thursday in the Strait of Hormuz, according to two senior U.S. officials, testing the deal signed last week by the U.S. and Iran to end the fighting and reopen the vital shipping lane.
A one-way attack drone maneuvered to the west side of the ship before it struck the vessel, according to one of the officials, an indication that the attack was deliberate. The attack damaged the ship’s bridge but left no casualties, according to U.K. Maritime Trade Operations.
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-attacks-cargo-ship-testing-trumps-deal-to-reopen-strait-d3cf454c?mod=mhp