ATTACK IN THE STRAIT: A Singaporean-flagged cargo ship was hit by an Iranian drone Thursday as it was navigating a designated “safe route” through the Strait of Hormuz along the coast of Oman, promoted by the U.N. International Maritime Organization, as part of an operation to evacuate more than 11,000 seafarers stranded in the Persian Gulf.

The ship is one of 500 to 600 commercial vessels still trapped in the Gulf, even though the Strait of Hormuz is supposed to be open under the memorandum of understanding signed by Iran and the U.S. last week.