DUBAI, May 3 : The British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center says a bulk carrier near the Strait of Hormuz has reported being attacked by multiple small craft.
Sunday’s report says all crew are safe after the attack off Sirik, Iran. The report warns vessels to transit with caution.
The report stated that the vessel was attacked roughly 11 nautical miles west of Sirik, Iran. The crew were believed to be safe, and no environmental impact has been reported as of noon Eastern.
UKMTO urged vessels to “transit with caution” and report any suspicious activity to authorities. The incident is being investigated.
Iranian officials have asserted that they continue to control the strait and that ships not affiliated with the United States or Israel can pass if they pay a toll.
President Donald Trump on Saturday said he was reviewing a new Iranian proposal but expressed doubt it would lead to a deal, adding on social media that “they have not yet paid a big enough price for what they have done to Humanity, and the World, over the last 47 years” since the Islamic Revolution there.
Iran’s 14-point proposal, a rebuttal to a U.S. nine-point plan, also calls for the U.S. lifting sanctions on Iran, ending the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports, withdrawing forces from the region and ceasing all hostilities, including Israel’s operations in Lebanon, according to the semiofficial Nour News and Tasnim agencies, which have close ties to Iran’s security organizations.