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Ships reportedly attacked successful Strait of Hormuz arsenic blockade turns 28 vessels around
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Iran reportedly opened occurrence upon 3 vessels successful nan Strait of Hormuz connected Wednesday.
The British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Centre noted that a instrumentality vessel was fired upon by an IRGC gunboat adjacent Oman Wednesday, causing "heavy harm to nan bridge."
"No fires aliases biology effect reported. All Crew reported safe," nan announcement said.
Another UKMTO warning said "an outbound cargo ship" westbound of Iran reported "having been fired upon and is now stopped successful nan water." The announcement said nan unit was safe and accounted for.
"There is nary reported harm to nan vessel," it added.
IRAN FIRES ON 2 SHIPS IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ AFTER TRUMP EXTENDS CEASEFIRE
Maps4Media processed and enhanced Sentinal-2 outer imagery shows a wide position of nan Strait of Hormuz betwixt confederate Iran and Oman's Musandam Peninsula, including surrounding islands, coastal terrain, and turquoise shallow-water zones astatine nan entranceway to nan Persian Gulf. (Photo enhanced and published by maps4media via Getty Images)
Iranian media said nan Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was bringing 2 ships to Iran aft seizing them successful nan Strait of Hormuz, according to The Associated Press.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) Command claimed successful an X station that nan 2 vessels, nan MSC-FRANCESCA and EPAMINODES, "had endangered maritime information by operating without nan basal permits and tampering pinch navigation systems."
It said nan vessels "were seized by nan IRGC Navy and escorted to Iran's coast," according to a translation.
"Disruption of bid and information successful nan Strait of Hormuz is our reddish line," nan bid wrote.
It besides claimed nan MSC-FRANCESCA is "linked to nan Zionist regime."
IRAN'S REVOLUTIONARY GUARD SIDELINES PRESIDENT AS MILITARY GRIP EXPANDS
Motorists thrust past nan Imam Sadiq (AS) mosque pinch a elephantine Iranian emblem installed connected its beforehand astatine nan Palestine Square successful Tehran connected April 19, 2026. (ATTA KENARE / AFP via Getty Images)
Iranian media besides reported that nan IRGC attacked a 3rd ship, identified arsenic nan Euphoria, according to nan AP.
The improvement comes aft U.S. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday day that nan United States was extending a ceasefire.
"Based connected nan truth that nan Government of Iran is earnestly fractured, not unexpectedly truthful and, upon nan petition of Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, of Pakistan, we person been asked to clasp our Attack connected nan Country of Iran until specified clip arsenic their leaders and representatives tin travel up pinch a unified proposal," nan president wrote connected Truth Social..
ISRAEL UNVEILS GAME-CHANGING ARTILLERY AGAINST IRAN-BACKED HEZBOLLAH AMID FRAGILE CEASEFIRE
President Donald Trump speaks to members of nan media extracurricular nan Oval Office of nan White House successful Washington, D.C., connected Monday, April 13, 2026. (Salwan Georges/Bloomberg)
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"I person truthful directed our Military to proceed nan Blockade and, successful each different respects, stay fresh and able, and will truthful widen nan Ceasefire until specified clip arsenic their connection is submitted, and discussions are concluded, 1 measurement aliases nan other," he added.
The Associated Press contributed to this report
Alex Nitzberg is simply a writer for Fox News Digital.
