Dubai. The United Nations' International Maritime Organization (IMO) has temporarily suspended its operation to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz after a vessel came under attack, raising fresh concerns over the durability of a preliminary agreement aimed at ending the Iran war.
Taiwanese shipping company Evergreen Marine said on Friday that one of its vessels had been struck near Oman by an "unknown object" while travelling along a route recommended by the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO).
Earlier, the UKMTO reported that a vessel had been hit by a projectile, hours after Iran warned ships against using routes not approved by Tehran.
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