Iranian commercial ship hit near Strait of Hormuz, causing one death: Iranian state media

An Iranian cargo ship was hit early Sunday near Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, leaving one person dead and four others injured, according to Iranian state media. 

The incident occurred one day before Tehran was expected to brief neighboring countries on its efforts to regulate maritime traffic through the waterway.

Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency cited the governor of Qeshm as accusing a “terrorist enemy” of carrying out the attack. The U.S. military had not immediately commented.

Meanwhile, Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have emerged as a threat near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a major shipping route connecting the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden.