One dead after Iranian cargo ship struck in Strait of Hormuz, Tehran says

One person was killed in an attack against an Iranian cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran claimed, though it notably didn’t identify the perpetrator.Iranian state media outlet IRNA quoted the governor of Qeshm as blaming the attack on a “terrorist enemy,” though he didn’t specify which. The hesitancy is notable, as most previous attacks are quickly blamed on the United States.The attack killed one Iranian and wounded four others, according to the outlet. President Donald Trump was asked about the attack on Sunday and appeared to hint that the U.S. may have been behind it.“I don’t want to say,” he answered when asked if the U.S. was behind the attack, then smirked.Separately, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations monitor said a vessel was hit by a projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, likely referring to the attack on the vessel. It said a severe fire had resulted and that local authorities evacuated those on board.Aside from Trump’s ambiguous comment, the U.S. didn’t mention any strikes against Iranian warships.Tehran and Washington remain in a deadlock, with neither side able to wring out a decisive advantage or extricate from the war altogether.A Sunday report from the New York Times alleged that the U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding was sabotaged by hardliners within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who undertook a clandestine operation to attack shipping in the Strait of Hormuz to derail the deal. The effort was successful and happened under the nose of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, who was livid and confronted Guards commanders when he found out.Nevertheless, Pezeshkian has remained publicly in lockstep with the rest of the government, saying on Sunday, “Our people can’t be bullied into submission. Iran won’t surrender.”IRAN ‘APPRECIATES’ ACTING NAVY SECRETARY CAO FOR SAYING IRAN ‘BLEW THE HELL OUT OF’ US BASE IN BAHRAINTrump, meanwhile, said that Iran “wants to make a deal so bad” and is “calling constantly” to try and get one.The U.S. will “ultimately get out, unless we decide to stay and keep the oil, like Venezuela,” he added.