(FILES) The logo of French container transportation and shipping company CMA CGM at the entrance of its headquarters in Marseille, southern France. AFP
"The CMA CGM San Antonio was the target of an attack yesterday while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in injuries among crew members and damage to the vessel," the shipping firm said in a statement, adding those injured had been evacuated for treatment.
The Maltese-flagged vessel was attacked a day after US President Donald Trump launched the so-called "Project Freedom" to help vessels leave the Strait of Hormuz.
On Tuesday, Trump said he was halting the US military operation to escort ships through the vital strait barely a day after it began doing so, in a bid to reach a deal with Iran to end the war.
However, he said a US blockade of Iranian ports "will remain in full force."
The announcement came after Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States had completed its offensive operations against Iran, although he vowed to unleash a "devastating" response to any new attacks by the Iranians on shipping in the narrow waterway.
On Monday, Iran fired missiles and drones at US forces, while Washington said it struck six Iranian boats it accused of threatening commercial shipping, in the sharpest escalation since a month-long truce took effect on April 8.
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