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Iran of violating the ceasefire by attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday
attacked because they were “operating without authorisation”, according to state media reports. Then, on April 22, Iran captured two container ships seeking to exit the Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz
Strait of Hormuz, but shipping has been essentially blocked by Iran since it was [attacked
shipping, which is already reeling from the near-total closure of the [strait of Hormuz](https://www.theguardian.com/world/strait-of-hormuz) by Iran and attacks
Iran have also been continuing to attack, capture, and intercept each other’s ships, pointing to an ongoing naval war still playing out in the Strait of Hormuz
shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Traffic through the strait has been effectively closed since the U.S. and Israel launched their attack on Iran
attack on Iran on 28 February. Iran imposed a blockade on foreign shipping using the strait of Hormuz
Iran said two cargo ships were taken in the Strait of Hormuz for "inspection". The announcement follows reports of attacks
Strait of Hormuz earlier this week by [capturing two foreign commercial vessels](/news/2026/4/22/iranian-gunboat-fires-on-container-ship-off-oman-coast) on Wednesday and moving them to its coast. Iran called the US attack on its ship
ship near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday has further clouded the Islamabad talks, as Tehran has pledged to retaliate. The attack came hours after President Trump announced he is sending a team to Islamabad
ship. Later on Monday Donald Trump said the US had "shot down" seven Iranian fast boats in the strait. Iran denied that this had happened. The Strait of Hormuz has remained largely blocked since
strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway through which a fifth of the world’s oil passes in peacetime. Iran attacked three ships
attack "any foreign armed force" that tried to approach or enter the Strait, "especially, the aggressive US army". Maj Gen Ali Abdollahi said that Iran had "repeatedly" stated that the Hormuz Strait "is under
Iran's foreign minister has said the Strait of Hormuz has reopened for commercial vessels, but added that ships should use designated safe lanes. Tehran has effectively blocked the key oil shipping channel since
attacked the Emirates since the ceasefire began.  ships stuck in the strategic waterway
attacked Iran on 28 February, Iran has been targeting and striking ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz
strait of Hormuz, a key shipping lane that carried a fifth of global oil and gas, has sent oil prices soaring since the US and Israeli attacks on Iran
Hormuz. First, US President Donald Trump announced that US naval ships would help guide stranded vessels through the strait in an operation he dubbed “Project Freedom”. Iran issued a new map of the strait with