An Iranian missile has struck a commercial cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, prompting Iran’s military to declare the waterway closed and U.S. Central Command to announce new strikes on the country.The attack, which occurred early Sunday local time, comes after the collapse of a fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran. It also comes less than 48 hours after the Trump administration demanded that Iran guarantee safe passage for ships traveling through the strait.According to German state outlet Deutsche Welle, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’s navy said via Telegram that the ship was struck by one of the “warning shots” fired at several ships moving through an unauthorized route in the strait.
“The Strait of Hormuz is closed until further notice and until the end of America’s interventions in the region, and no vessel will be permitted to pass through,” the Guard’s statement said, according to Deutsche Welle.The statement continued that any “new act of aggression against us … will be met with a severe response, and new enemy bases in the region will be targeted.”US launches new strikes
In an X post at 7:39 p.m. Saturday, U.S. Central Command said it launched fresh strikes on Iran in response to the incident. The post identified the ship as the GFS Galaxy, a “Cyprus-flagged container ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz.”CENTCOM said a civilian crew member was missing from the vessel, which “is unable to continue the journey due to an onboard fire and significant engineroom damage.”
