# Middle East live: Cargo ship hit by ‘unknown projectile’ in Strait of Hormuz

https://mins.news/en/item/12651

- France 24, 2026-08-04 03:14 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260804-middle-east-live-cargo-ship-hit-by-unknown-projectile-in-strait-of-hormuz

> Britain’s maritime security agency, UKMTO, said a cargo vessel was struck early Tuesday by an “unknown projectile” in the Strait of Hormuz, off Oman. US President Donald Trump said on Monday that talks with Iran were continuing. Tehran has denied that negotiations are taking place. Trump warned that the Islamic Republic was facing what he described as its “last chance before decapitation.”

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