Unidentified Projectile Hits Cargo Ship in Strait of Hormuz Amid US-Iran Tension

Fact-check index: 78/100 — The core facts about the Strait of Hormuz projectile strike and Trump's remarks are accurately sourced to France24, but the oil price and Iran-denial claims rely only on aggregator headlines with no body text to verify specifics.

• A cargo vessel was struck by an 'unknown projectile' early Tuesday in the Strait of Hormuz off Oman, per UKMTO — Matches France24 liveblog text exactly, properly cited.
• Trump said Monday US-Iran negotiations were continuing despite Tehran's denials, warning of 'last chance before decapitation' on the strait and nuclear programme — Matches both France24 liveblog and France24 video source closely.
• Oil prices rebounded on the renewed threat to shipping through the strait — Only a headline ('Oil Prices Rebound Amid US-Iran Conflict, Middle East Supply Risks') is available from Global Banking & Finance Review; the article's specific causal framing tying the rebound to 'renewed threat to shipping' isn't verifiable from the headline alone, though it's plausible and consistent.
• Iran continues to deny direct talks are underway, even as Trump claims ceasefire negotiations are active — Matches the Washington Post headline ('Trump claims active ceasefire talks, but Iran denies direct negotiations'), but no body text was provided to confirm details beyond the headline.
• Reference to earlier article 'Iran Denies Any Talks With US Are Underway, Contradicting Trump' — Self-referential link to the outlet's own prior coverage; not checkable against the supplied source material, though thematically consistent with the WaPo headline.
• An attack on shipping raises risk of wider disruption to global energy supply amid the talks dispute — General analytical framing/editorializing rather than a discrete sourced fact; reasonable inference from the cited reports but not directly attributed.