Oil chokepoint tensions rise: vessel struck in Hormuz, UKMTO confirms incident

Iranian state media says a commercial vessel was struck near Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, killing one and injuring others, as UKMTO reports another vessel hit by an unknown projectile with a fire and evacuations underway; the incidents unfold amid Gulf diplomacy in Oman to manage shipping through the chokepoint, a critical artery that moved about 20 million barrels of oil daily before the war, with traffic still far below pre-conflict levels.