A K2 Airways passenger jet has crashed into the Arabian Sea after vanishing from radar while transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
The aircraft, identified as flight KTA1732, plummeted from an altitude of 35,000 feet before impact.
Rescue operations located the wreckage after a 12-hour search, confirming the severity of the incident in one of the globe's most congested and strategically vital shipping lanes.
The crash intensifies concerns over safety and security in the Hormuz corridor, which handles roughly a fifth of the world's oil supply.
The incident comes just days after a U.S. Army Apache helicopter went down near the strait, an event that triggered a rescue operation and heightened fears of escalating military friction in the region.
The proximity of these two separate aviation accidents underscores the deteriorating stability of the airspace and waters surrounding the chokepoint.