A British maritime monitoring agency said a cargo ship reported being struck by an unknown projectile overnight off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz, as the United States and Iran offered conflicting accounts over whether they were holding talks.

US President Donald Trump on Monday said the two sides were resuming talks aimed at ending the war. However, Iran maintained that it was only engaged in discussions with Oman and that the talks were focused on the Strait of Hormuz.