Strike on Panama-Flagged Ship in Strait of Hormuz Wounds 12, Including 11 Indians

A projectile has struck a Panama-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz off Oman, wounding 12 crew members, 11 of them Indian.

• A projectile struck the Panama-flagged vessel MT On Peace in the Strait of Hormuz off Oman, wounding 12 of its 19 crew members, 11 of them Indian.
• India's foreign ministry condemned the attack, called it a "grave concern," and demanded an immediate halt to strikes on commercial shipping.
• Omani authorities evacuated the injured crew and transferred them to a hospital in Khasab for treatment.
• Iran's Revolutionary Guard requires ships to obtain permits and use only the northern strait route, targeting any vessel on the southern route.
• India thanked Omani authorities for evacuating the wounded crew and reiterated its call to halt strikes on commercial shipping.
• The tanker carried 19 crew members, including 17 Indians, of whom 11 were wounded and treated in Khasab.