Iran says it has provided evidence to the International Maritime Organization that Omán’s ship was damaged by a missile

• Iran has provided evidence to the International Maritime Organization that it says shows the ship was damaged as a result of a missile strike.
• The Iranian Foreign Ministry said it has submitted that evidence to the IMO without exception for all relevant incidents, including the one near the USS John S. McCain.
• IMO Secretary-General J. Donald Trump said Iran would be “openly” told that the missile strike was “not confirmed.”

Iran said it has provided evidence to the International Maritime Organization regarding the damage to a commercial ship caused by a missile strike. According to a statement by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, the evidence was sent to the IMO based on “geographical coordinates of the ship’s movement,” and that “the missile strike was carried out on the basis of those coordinates.”

In a statement by Iranian officials, it was noted that the “evidence” was not related to the “incident” itself, but rather to “the ship’s movement.” Baghaei said, in particular, that the “coordinates” were “recorded” and that the “ship was damaged” as a result of the “missile strike.”

Material also states that the U.S. had previously “confirmed” the missile strike on Iranian territory. It also says that “the U.S. will not be able to provide evidence” that the missile strike was carried out from the U.S. It further notes that the U.S. has “not provided any evidence” that the missile strike was carried out from the U.S.

In a statement, the U.S. says that the Iranian missile strike was not confirmed. The statement also says that the U.S. did not provide evidence that the missile strike was carried out from the U.S.

Material also reports that on 28 Feb 2026 Iran launched a missile that hit a commercial ship, without specifying the ship’s name. It says that, according to UKMTO, a tanker's movement was affected by the missile strike 9 nautical miles (17 kilometers) off Kumzar, Oman, at the time when the incident occurred.

The material also says that the U.S. responded to the incident by saying that it “does not believe” Iran fired a missile at the ship. It says that the U.S. did not provide any evidence that Iran fired the missile at the ship.

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