US sanctions on Iran meet live security crisis as tanker struck at Strait of Hormuz

US Defence Secretary Hegseth refused to rule out kinetic strikes near the Strait of Hormuz. Hours later, an oil tanker was hit by an unidentified projectile at the strait's mouth. The incident coincided with US sanctions on 60 targets under "Operation Economic Outcast." Roughly one-fifth of global oil consumption transits Hormuz daily. No attribution confirmed.