United States Central Command has held Iran accountable for recent attacks on commercial vessels. Iranian forces deliberately targeted seven commercial ships, causing crew casualties over the past week. The US military has reinstated a naval blockade targeting vessels traveling to and from Iranian ports. This action aims to reduce Iranian capabilities used against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

A Cyprus-flagged container ship was hit by Iran and suffered “significant engineroom damage” and a civilian crew member is missing, U.S. Central Command said.

The United States attacked Iran after an Iranian strike damaged a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran retaliated by targeting several Middle Eastern countries hosting US…