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US has intercepted an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf as part of its naval blockade
US destroyer fired “several rounds” towards an Iranian-flagged ship** that was attempting to pass through its naval blockade
ships, if Washington continues to enforce its naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. The warning comes as the US tightens restrictions on vessels linked to Iranian
naval blockade of Iranian ports. US forces boarded the ship and took physical control of the vessel
ship that US forces are known to have hit during the current war, and the first Iranian cargo vessel that the American military has captured since the start of its week-long naval blockade
US naval blockade. But ship tracking data indicated at least three ships sailing from Iranian
US naval blockade](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/13/deadline-passes-for-us-blockade-on-ships-using-iranian-ports-to-begin) on ships using Iranian ports in the Gulf in an effort
naval blockade of Iranian ports. In a post on X, the Central Command said US forces were still enforcing the blockade “against ships
Iranian-flagged cargo ship named TOUSKA” tried to get past the US naval blockade, “and it did not go well
naval blockade of Iran’s ports and coastal areas, and six merchant ships have followed orders to turn back. - **The US will not renew a 30-day waiver of sanctions on Iranian
naval blockade of maritime traffic entering and leaving Iranian ports. US forces say they will intercept or turn back vessels travelling to or from Iran's coast. Washington says ships
naval blockade on Iranian ports remains in place, with the US Central Command saying its forces had turned away nine ships
US and Iran in Pakistan ended without a breakthrough, Donald Trump [declared a naval blockade](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/13/deadline-passes-for-us-blockade-on-ships-using-iranian-ports-to-begin) on ships using Iranian
naval blockade remains, faultlines remain,” [he added](https://x.com/iranambpak/status/2045945294077190592). ## The negotiators: The US and Iranian teams Trump first said on Sunday that Vice President [JD Vance](/news/2026/4/7/why-jd-vance-joined-pakistans-last-ditch-us-iran-mediation-efforts), who had led the US team
shipping channel since the US and Israel attacked the country on 28 February. A ceasefire between the US and Iran is due to expire on 22 April. US President Donald Trump said a naval blockade
naval blockade on Iranian vessels and ports. It said the blockade was a violation of the ongoing ceasefire agreement in the US-Israel war on Iran. “We warn that no vessel of any kind should
US blockade of Iranian ports and shipping will remain in place for the moment, Trump said, and few vessels are likely to risk passage through the strait in such uncertain circumstances, meaning any return
naval blockade of Iranian ports by the US. Ghalibaf, one of Iran’s top negotiators, called Washington’s blockade “ignorant” and “foolish”, saying Tehran would not allow others to transit the strait
ship’s seizure “piracy” and has expressed uncertainty regarding its participation in the sessions while the naval blockade remains. The current diplomatic track predates the outbreak of the US-Israel war on Iran, which began
shipping channel had been temporarily reopened. US President Donald Trump said Iran cannot "blackmail" the US with threats regarding the waterway, which Tehran has effectively blocked for nearly two months - causing global energy prices