A large cargo ship was attacked near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday as Iran pushes to assert control over the vital global energy shipping route.

U.S. defense officials said the vessel was hit while traveling in international waters near the mouth of the strait.

Fox News national correspondent Bryan Llenas reports on tensions in the Strait of Hormuz after the U.K. military confirmed an attack on a cargo ship on ‘The Big Weekend Show.’

The United States will launch an effort on Monday to “guide” stranded ships from the Iran-gripped Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump said, giving few details about what could be a sweeping attempt to help hundreds of vessels and some 20,

The British military's Maritime Trade Operations center says a cargo ship near the Strait of Hormuz has reported being attacked. Details emerge of Iran's peace proposal, on which Trump has cast doubt.

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President Trump said on Friday he did not like Iran's new proposal to end the war as the Strait of Hormuz standoff sends costs soaring around the world.