Current sectionMiddle East NewsIran NewsIRNA news agency quoted the Qeshm governor as blaming a 'terrorist enemy' for the attack. Also overnight into Sunday, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations monitor reported another vessel hit by a projectile while transiting the straitShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeOded Yaron, The Associated Pressand Reuters11:18 AM • September 13 2026 IDTAn Iranian commercial vessel was struck early Sunday off Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, with one person killed and four wounded, Iranian state media said, a day before Tehran seeks to brief regional countries on its contested efforts to manage shipping traffic there.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:IranStrait of HormuzIran - U.S.Middle EastCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahu October 7Settlement SanctionsIran-U.S.EisenkotBen-GvirHamasIsrael Election PollsOphir AwardsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIranian Ship Struck Near Strait of Hormuz, Killing One, Iranian Media ReportSuspected Homicide: Three Bodies Found in Burning Vehicle Near Arab Israeli CityIsrael's Imminent Constitutional Crisis Exposes a Bigger Problem With DemocracySaudis Shut Down Oil Pipeline as Houthis Tighten Grip on Red Sea ShippingThe Evolution of Choice and Arguing About ItRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMINetanyahu Got an Explicit Warning Before Oct. 7. He Didn't Brief Security ChiefsIsraeli Documentary on Gaza Receives Record 25-minute Standing Ovation at VeniceNetanyahu Was Warned About October 7. Will Haaretz's Exposé Change Anything?Netanyahu Says He Will Sue Haaretz Following Oct. 7 ExposéIMDb Replaces the Name Israel With 'The Occupied Palestinian Territories''Baby, an Update: He's Just Died': Israeli Guards' Texts Reveal Abuse in Prison