A United Nations maritime agency has paused the evacuation of ships and stranded seafarers through the Strait of Hormuz. The decision follows an attack on Thursday where a cargo container ship was struck by a projectile off the coast of Oman.
The British military reported the hit on the vessel, which occurred after several tankers had used a route backed by the UN. A U.S. official has stated that Iran was responsible for the attack.
The pause has halted the effort to evacuate hundreds of ships and thousands of seafarers stranded in the chokepoint by the war. A top UN agency official stated on Friday that the United Nations is currently working with countries to resume the evacuation process.