Iran attacked commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday and Tuesday, striking three vessels and reigniting tensions just days after President Donald Trump said the United States had granted Tehran "a week off" during funeral ceremonies for the slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The strikes matter because the strait is one of the world's busiest maritime choke points, carrying roughly a fifth of all seaborne oil, and the attacks cast serious doubt over whether the fragile US-Iran ceasefire can hold long enough for a broader peace deal.

British maritime authorities and the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) confirmed vessels were struck by projectiles near Oman, causing a fire and structural damage but no reported casualties or environmental harm. A US official identified two of the ships hit on Monday as the Qatari LNG carrier Al Rekayyat and the Saudi-flagged crude tanker Wedyan. Iranian state media claimed the vessels had ignored repeated warnings and continued transiting the strait with US assistance. The Trump administration has said the attacks violate the ceasefire.