Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Wednesday seized two ships and attacked one other in the Strait of Hormuz, the country’s state-affiliated media said, as Tehran claims the U.S. blockade of its ports is a violation of a ceasefire that President Donald Trump extended indefinitely on Tuesday.
Ship movement through the Strait of Hormuz has remained as a standstill as tensions have ratcheted up.
Iranian media said the MSC Francesca and the Epaminondas were being escorted to Iran Wednesday, a move that came after the U.S. seized two Iranian vessels.
Technomar, the management company of the Liberian-registered Epaminondas container ship, said Wednesday afternoon that all crew members are "safe and accounted for."
The attack took place just northeast of Oman’s coast along the Strait of Hormuz and the Iranian gunboat made no radio contact before opening fire at the ship, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) .
