Ship attacked during Strait of Hormuz transit and other news from the Middle East

A ship was hit by a projectile while sailing out of the Strait of Hormuz

Ship attacked during Strait of Hormuz transit and other news from the Middle East  AP News

Iran said it reached an agreement with Oman over a plan for ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz

U.S., Iran appeared to be digging in for a protracted conflict, hardening their positions and rejecting renewed negotiations after a temporary truce lapsed.

Forward Seamen’s Union of India has said that the shipowners and managers of AM Pioneer are “pressuring the Master to force its 16 Indian crew to transit the high-risk Strait of Hormuz”

Here’s a look at the latest developments in the Iran war and the wider Middle East.

The United Arab Emirates said on Saturday that Iran attacked a state-owned oil vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz for the third time this week. Two ships owned by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company were also struck by drones on Thursday, reflecting a late-week escalation in tensions over the international waterway.

Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon also killed at least nine people in the latest developments in the Iran war and wider Middle East.

Tehran said the pilots had not been allowed to meet or contact their families.

Israel is being condemned by Lebanese leaders for a strike in the southern part of the country that killed at least nine people, including children, according to the health ministry.

Last month, Iran's army said it had retrieved the body of Iranian pilot Majid Kazemi, who was killed during an attack on Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar in early March.

UAE’s state-owned oil giant ADNOC confirms one of its vessels was attacked in the Hormuz Strait, amid escalating US-Iran conflict and threats to global ene