10 Iranian sailors wounded, five missing after US overnight attack

AFP , Friday 8 May 2026

An Iranian official said on Friday that US attacks overnight in and near the Strait of Hormuz struck an Iranian cargo vessel, wounding 10 sailors and leaving five others missing.

This US Navy handout photo released by US Central Command Public Affairs, shows the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) implementing a maritime blockade against the Iran-flagged crude oil tanker vessel Stream while the latter was attempting to sail toward an Iranian port. AFP

Iran and the United States exchanged fire overnight Thursday-Friday despite a truce in place since April 8 that paused a weeks-long war.

"During the Americans' aggressive actions last night in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz and the Makran Sea (Gulf of Oman), a cargo vessel near the waters of Minab was struck and caught fire," said Mohammad Radmehr an official in the southern Hormozgan province, according to Mehr news agency.

"Ten injured sailors have been transferred to hospital, and local groups and search teams are trying to learn the fate of the other (five) sailors," he added.

It was not immediately clear whether the cargo vessel was directly targeted.

Iran's military targeted the US ships after they attacked "an Iranian oil tanker" moving from Iran's coastal waters as well as another ship entering the Strait of Hormuz opposite the port of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates.

US Central Command said Iranian forces had launched missiles, drones and small boats at three US warships overnight but that none were hit, while American forces destroyed the incoming threat and retaliated against land bases in Iran.