Iranian gunboats opened fire on as many as three container ships near the Hormuz Strait amid a tussle with the United States over the shipping route.

The attacks, which Iranian media said were carried out by Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, came after Trump said the U.S. would indefinitely extend the ceasefire.

The attacks, which Iranian media said were carried out by Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, came after Trump said the U.S. would indefinitely extend the ceasefire.

The attacks come shortly after President Donald Trump said the U.S. would extend the ceasefire with Iran to allow peace talks to continue.

One of the cargo ships was 'heavily damaged' by Iranian forces, a British maritime agency reported on Wednesday.

Iranian gunboats opened fire on as many as three container ships near the Hormuz Strait amid a tussle with the United States over the shipping route.