A cargo vessel was hit by an Iranian drone strike in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, a US official told CNN, resulting in the International Maritime Organization (IMO) temporarily pausing its evacuation operation in and around the strait.

Iranian drone strikes and US retaliation amid a shaky ceasefire have blunted an uptick in shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

A U.S. official told The Associated Press that the vessel was hit by an Iranian drone.

Iran fired on a cargo ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, according to two US officials cited by Reuters. The vessel had earlier reported being struck by a…

Iran attacked a cargo ship traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, possibly upending President Donald Trump's diplomatic end to the war with Iran.

The recent strike poses a threat to efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz