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statement, the US Navy said it was warning ships that “vessels will be boarded for interdiction and seizure transiting to or from Iranian ports”. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, meanwhile, said Washington was preparing
Trump has [claimed the US has “total control over the strait of Hormuz”](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/23/trump-claims-us-has-total-control-over-strait-of-hormuz-as-iran-seizes-two-container-ships), a statement that appeared dubious in light of Iran seizing two container ships and a US report warning
Iranian ports. It is unclear whether the US would allow vessels that have paid Iran for insurance to transit — even if Tehran allows them. ## What about regular maritime insurers? Since the war began more than
statement. “The two offending ships … were seized by the IRGC’s naval forces and directed to the Iranian coast.” A UK-based maritime security monitor [reported](https://www.ukmto.org/-/media/ukmto/products/20260422-ukmto_warning_attack.pdf?rev=85f516057e214383a089fb298fe5987c) attacks on ships in the waterway
seizure as “extremely dangerous” and “criminal”, warning that Tehran “will use all its capacities” to defend its national interests. On Tuesday, the US announced that its forces had also boarded a second ship, this time
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
ship MSC Francesca during what state media described as the seizure of one of two vessels accused of violations in the Strait of Hormuz, April 21, 2026. **Meysam Mirzadeh/AP/Tasnim News Agency** Meysam Mirzadeh/AP/Tasnim News Agency
seizures of vessels by both sides, questions remain over whether the two countries can de-escalate and reach a broader peace agreement. Pakistan has been central to these efforts, seeking to keep diplomatic channels open
Trump claimed, vessels being guided by the US military in the waterway have at times turned off their transponders, there is no evidence so far that the volume of traffic passing through the strait during
seizure, faces federal drug trafficking charges and has pleaded not guilty. The U.S. military touted the arrival of the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier and accompanying ships to the Caribbean Sea on the same
seizure of ship Just to recap the latest **peace talks** news, and [whether or not Iran will attend negotiations](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/19/trumps-sends-delegation-to-pakistan-for-possible-new-round-of-iran-war-talks) in Pakistan. **State broadcaster IRIB on Sunday cited Iranian sources as saying “there
statement said, before the American destroyer fired at the Iranian ship. Subsequently, US Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit clambered onto the Touska, and captured the ship. In a grainy video released by CENTCOM
statement said the US is determined “to disrupt illicit networks and interdict sanctioned vessels providing material support to Iran – anywhere they operate”. INDOPACOM oversees a broad region that includes the Pacific and Indian oceans
Trump ordered the US military to “shoot and kill any boat, small boats though they may be (Their naval ships are ALL, 159 of them, at the bottom of the sea!), that is putting mines
seizure of ships attempting to reach Iranian ports, as “acts of piracy and maritime theft”, adding that the control over Hormuz is “under the strict management and control of the armed forces”. “Until
statement on social media on Thursday, Iran’s parliamentary speaker and lead negotiator in the ceasefire talks, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said a full ceasefire could only work if the US naval blockade is lifted. Analysts
seizures of ships during that time. Together, these frictions point to a broader shift in international shipping, demonstrating that major powers are increasingly willing to contest control of global shipping lanes, raising questions over whether
seizure of the ship as “piracy”. ![epa12891925 The entrance of the Serena Hotel, which previously hosted Iran-US peace talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, 15 April 2026. Regional mediators continue efforts to extend the US-Iran