An Iranian cargo vessel was struck off Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, killing one and wounding four. Iran plans to brief regional foreign ministers on Monday in Oman to discuss efforts to manage shipping traffic through the strategic waterway. The attack comes as Iran-backed Houthi rebels seized an island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea, intensifying threats to global shipping routes. Oman hopes the meeting will force the Trump administration to recognize that the future of the strait will be decided by regional countries, according to analysts. Commercial ship traffic remains low in the Strait of Hormuz since the U.S. and Israel launched the war on February 28.
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