Jennifer Pak

Jennifer Pak, NPR News, Shanghai.

China's foreign ministry says the ship is registered to the Marshall Islands, but did not say whether it had signaled Chinese crew were on board.

Since the U.S.

and Israel launched attacks on Iran, the Iranians have retaliated by effectively closing the waterway.

but they gave passage for ships from friendly nations, including from China.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian did not say who struck the ship or give other details.

China is deeply concerned, he says, that many vessels and crew members have been stranded in the critical waterway due to the war.

The attack happened before Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi

met with his Iranian counterpart on Wednesday when they discussed reopening the strait.

Jennifer Pak, NPR News, Shanghai.

Several U.S.

China's foreign ministry says the ship is registered to the Marshall Islands, but did not say whether it had signaled Chinese crew were on board.

Since the U.S.

and Israel launched attacks on Iran, the Iranians have retaliated by effectively closing the waterway, but they gave passage for ships from friendly nations, including from China.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jin did not say who struck the ship or give other details.

China is deeply concerned, he says, that many vessels and crew members have been stranded in the critical waterway due to the war.

The attack happened before Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his Iranian counterpart on Wednesday

when they discussed reopening the strait.

Jennifer Pak, NPR News, Shanghai.

The two men have been under investigation since 2023.