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Strait of Hormuz is hosting gunboat diplomacy as US and Iran vie for most effective
gunboats fired at a merchant vessel as it attempted to cross. The [closure of the strait](/news/liveblog/2026/4/18/iran-war-live-tehran-says-president-trump-made-false-claims-amid-talks) came hours after it was reopened, with more than a dozen commercial ships passing through the waterway, after
gunboat “that then fired upon the vessel which has caused heavy damage to the bridge”. The seizures mark the first time Iran has taken control of ships since the beginning of the war, which started
gunboats [fired on vessels](/news/2026/4/18/iran-reasserts-control-of-hormuz-strait-as-trump-warns-against-blackmail) in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, hitting ships including a French vessel and a British freighter. “We’re offering a very fair and reasonable DEAL, and I hope they