U.N. agency pauses Strait of Hormuz evacuation effort as ship is struck off Oman

Iran warned that any ship not following its approved route in the strait “will be dealt with accordingly.”

The United Nations’ shipping agency on Thursday said it would pause an evacuation effort ​to get hundreds of stranded ships out through the Strait of Hormuz after a vessel was attacked ​in the Gulf of Oman.

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“I have ​been informed of an attack today ⁠in the Gulf of Oman on ​a vessel which passed through the Strait ​of Hormuz,” Arsenio Dominguez, secretary-general of the ​U.N.’s International Maritime Organization (IMO), said in ​a statement.

The vessel “did not transit” under the evacuation framework set by the body, he said, adding: “I have decided to temporarily pause its implementation ‌in ⁠order to reconfirm that the necessary safety guarantees continue to be in place for the ships on our evacuation list ​and all ​those ⁠in the region.”