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Iran: Deliberate Attacks on Civilian Ships Apparent War Crimes

Iranian forces appear to have deliberately targeted at least two civilian commercial ships in and around the Strait of Hormuz on March 11, 2026, which would amount to war crimes, Human Rights Watch said today. The attacks, and threat of attack, may also contribute to significant global cost increases in energy, food, and other critical sectors, to the detriment of people’s rights.

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On Tuesday, the NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported that at least two civilian merchant ships were allegedly “deliberately” attacked by the Iranian Army on 11 March in the Strait of Hormuz area, which would constitute a war crime. “Iranian forces appear to have deliberately attacked at least two civilian merchant ships in and around the Strait of Ormuz on 11 March 2026,” the organization warned in a press release in which it recalled that such…

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Human Rights Watch broke the news in New York, United States on Monday, March 23, 2026.
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