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US naval vessel near Jask Island in the strait after ignoring warnings from the IRGC to turn back. Washington denied any attack. Amid continued interceptions and seizures of vessels by both sides, questions remain over
seizure came after the US imposed a naval blockade on all Iranian ports on April 13. Iran called Washington’s capture of the vessel “an act of piracy”. This is not the first time
responsible for the attack on the [second cargo vessel](https://x.com/UK_MTO/status/2046856177288405045?s=20), only that there was no damage or injuries. [Iran's semi-official Fars new agency](https://farsnews.ir/Rahgozar_b/1776852637340052800/IRGC-Navy-Seizes-Two-Violating-Vessels-in-Regional-Waters-Transfers-Them-to-Iranian-Coast) later reported that the Iranian
seizure by the IRGC in the Strait of Hormuz [File: Meysam Mirzadeh/Tasnim/WANA via Reuters] ## How long would it take to clear mines in the Strait of Hormuz? On April 11, the US military [said
responsibilities – with one source saying he appears to have won. According to [the New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/us/politics/navy-secretary-john-phelan.html), Feinberg had also moved to strip Phelan of authority over major shipbuilding programs, one congressional official
responsibility,” the department posted on social media, referring to the US military’s Indo-Pacific Command. The statement said the US is determined “to disrupt illicit networks and interdict sanctioned vessels providing material support
response to Iran blocking the passage of most vessels through the narrow waterway — except ships belonging to nations that have struck deals with Tehran. Under its blockade, the US military is barring any ships belonging
seizures mark the first time Iran has taken control of ships since the beginning of the war, which started on 28 February, and comes after the US fired on and [seized an Iranian cargo vessel
response to US-Israeli strikes. The US will rely on its fleet of naval vessels to control access to Iranian ports, and in turn restrict Tehran's ability to profit from oil exports
vessel and moved to investigate its cargo. He said the Iranian flagged ship was under the existing U.S. Treasury Department sanctions. Iran's Revolutionary Guard warned it will take action against the U.S. military
response to the US naval blockade, Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz to all foreign shipping and has [captured several foreign-flagged ships](/news/2026/4/23/how-iran-raised-hormuz-stakes-by-capturing-ships). Previously, it had allowed some ships deemed “friendly” to Iran
vessels were asked to withdraw from the wargames, which also included China and Russia. South Africa is a founding member of the BRICS grouping that Trump sees as an economic threat. The BRICS exercise came