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Hormuz amid ‘flagrant’ ceasefire breaches, Iran says Good morning. Iranian forces have [seized two ships
forces have seized two ships in the strait of Hormuz, as the US and [Iran
Hormuz after Iran seizes two container ships**  in the strait of Hormuz as the US and Iran
Iran has described the blockade – which has seen US forces seize at least two Iranian oil ships – as an “act of war”. Iranian forces [have also captured](/news/2026/4/23/how-iran-raised-hormuz-stakes-by-capturing-ships) foreign commercial ships in the Hormuz
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
seized an Iranian-flagged tanker near the Strait of Hormuz, and redirected ships in the open seas carrying cargo to or from Iran. Iran’s armed forces
seized ships, referring to three confirmed cases in the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway connecting the Gulf with the Gulf of Oman. However, he explained that it marks a shift in Iran. “Iranians are seeing
Hormuz, and on April 22, seized two Panama and Liberia-flagged cargo ships. US forces separately seized the Iranian-flagged MV Touska and detained its crew in the Gulf of Oman on April 19, with
forces have since intercepted or turned back dozens of ships, and seized a container ship, the [Touska](/news/2026/4/20/us-captures-iranian-ship-touska-amid-mediation-efforts-all-we-know). On Monday, the US announced that its crew had been repatriated to Iran from Pakistan, where they
ship was seized. The developments came as a fragile ceasefire agreed by Iran and the US after a month of fighting expires on Wednesday. But a re-escalation in hostilities has seen Iran shutting down
ships linked to Iran. When a ceasefire was announced [in Lebanon](/video/newsfeed/2026/4/20/outrage-after-israeli-soldier-desecrates-statue-of-jesus-christ-in-lebanon), Iran announced a reopening of the strait, but Trump said the US blockade would persist. So less than 24 hours later, Tehran said
ship. ](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/4c654d00f8f7d23dd5bf86a38cd915a0fe5be752/1308_0_3713_2970/master/3713.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none) The Panamanian-flagged MSC Francesca was seized by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the strait of Hormuz last week. Photograph: Meysam Mirzadeh/Reuters Ali Vaez, the Iran project director
forces have directed 27 vessels to turn around or return to an Iranian port, according to US Central Command (Centcom). The US [also intercepted and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c75kg0vdxyro)
seizes two container ships Donald Trump has again said that the US has “total control over the strait of Hormuz,” adding that Iran’s leadership was so hobbled by infighting that it was unclear
forces seized an Iranian-flagged cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz,** President Trump said in a post on social media. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement that the Iranian ship [refused
Hormuz](/news/2026/4/24/iran-iraq-tanker-war-redux-why-the-strait-of-hormuz-crisis-is-different) during the [United States-Israeli war on Iran](/news/liveblog/2026/4/27/iran-war-live-araghchi-to-meet-putin-trump-says-tehran-can-call-for-talks). United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said the Sward was hijacked 6 nautical miles (11km) northeast of the Somali coastal town of Garacad
seized off Yemen’s southeastern Shabwa province as armed assailants boarded and took control of the vessel, the coastguard said in a statement on Saturday. The hijackers then steered the tanker to the Gulf
Hormuz, the key waterway which was closed to shipping by Iran in the early days of the conflict, cutting the supply of around a fifth of the world’s oil and gas. The standoff
forces struck and seized an Iran-linked tanker on Sunday, further heightening tensions between the longtime adversaries. ## What has the US said? On Sunday, Trump announced that US negotiators would travel to the Pakistani capital