UN maritime agency condemns deadly attacks on shipping in Strait of Hormuz

The UN maritime agency, the IMO, condemned overnight attacks on shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz after at least two seafarers were killed. The statement described the violence as part of an escalating US-Iran war and said fresh strikes were reported early Tuesday.

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The report gives no additional detail on the vessels involved, the identities of the dead seafarers, or the precise points of impact. It only confirms that the attacks targeted shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz.

The IMO's response frames the attacks as a continuation of the current escalation affecting maritime traffic through the strategic waterway. No further operational assessment, attribution, or damage figures were included in the source text.

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