As a 60-day ceasefire between Washington and Tehran expired without renewal, a cargo vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz was struck by a projectile, killing one crew member — a single human life marking the return of open confrontation in waters that once carried a fifth of the world's energy supply. Neither side entered this silence with any intention of filling it with diplomacy; instead, both powers have settled into a posture of patient pressure, each waiting for the other to feel the cost first. The strait, long a chokepoint of global commerce, has become something closer to a symbol —
Ship attacked in Hormuz as US-Iran ceasefire expires without renewal
One crew member killed in the projectile attack on the cargo vessel; remaining crew assisted by Omani Coast Guard.