FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin A missile strike on two UAE supertankers in the Strait of Hormuz has left one sailor dead and eight others injured, marking a dangerous escalation in the region. A ceasefire designed to open the door to lasting peace between Iran and the United States is rapidly falling apart. Nearly halfway through the 60-day agreement, a wave of attacks across the Strait of Hormuz has shattered hopes for diplomacy once again. RelatedNews Iran reportedly rescues 23 crew after vessel collision Tanker fires warning shots after close approach by boats near Yemen var jnews_module_21378050_0_6a5608566d78b = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21378050","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"157,120,4346,3363,2647,239,472,131,2115","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image":"","ads_image_tablet":"","ads_image_phone":"","ads_image_link":"","ads_image_alt":"","ads_image_new_tab":"","google_publisher_id":"","google_slot_i