Iran reportedly fires on three ships in Strait of Hormuz

Iran reportedly opened occurrence upon 3 vessels successful the Strait of Hormuz connected Wednesday.

The British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Centre noted that a instrumentality vessel was fired upon by an IRGC gunboat adjacent Oman Wednesday, causing "heavy harm to the bridge."

"No fires oregon biology interaction reported. All Crew reported safe," the announcement said.

Another UKMTO informing said "an outbound cargo ship" westbound of Iran reported "having been fired upon and is present stopped successful the water." The announcement said the unit was harmless and accounted for.

"There is nary reported harm to the vessel," it added.

IRAN FIRES ON 2 SHIPS IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ AFTER TRUMP EXTENDS CEASEFIRE

Maps4Media processed and enhanced Sentinal-2 outer imagery shows a wide presumption of the Strait of Hormuz betwixt confederate Iran and Oman's Musandam Peninsula, including surrounding islands, coastal terrain, and turquoise shallow-water zones astatine the entranceway to the Persian Gulf. (Photo enhanced and published by maps4media via Getty Images)

Iranian media said the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was bringing 2 ships to Iran aft seizing them successful the Strait of Hormuz, according to The Associated Press.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) Command claimed successful an X station that the 2 vessels, the MSC-FRANCESCA and EPAMINODES, "had endangered maritime information by operating without the indispensable permits and tampering with navigation systems."

It said the vessels "were seized by the IRGC Navy and escorted to Iran's coast," according to a translation.

"Disruption of bid and information successful the Strait of Hormuz is our reddish line," the bid wrote.

It besides claimed the MSC-FRANCESCA is "linked to the Zionist regime."

IRAN'S REVOLUTIONARY GUARD SIDELINES PRESIDENT AS MILITARY GRIP EXPANDS

Motorists thrust past the Imam Sadiq (AS) mosque with a elephantine Iranian emblem installed connected its beforehand astatine the Palestine Square successful Tehran connected April 19, 2026. (ATTA KENARE / AFP via Getty Images)

Iranian media besides reported that the IRGC attacked a 3rd ship, identified arsenic the Euphoria, according to the AP.

The improvement comes aft U.S. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday day that the United States was extending a ceasefire.

"Based connected the information that the Government of Iran is earnestly fractured, not unexpectedly truthful and, upon the petition of Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, of Pakistan, we person been asked to clasp our Attack connected the Country of Iran until specified clip arsenic their leaders and representatives tin travel up with a unified proposal," the president wrote connected Truth Social..

ISRAEL UNVEILS GAME-CHANGING ARTILLERY AGAINST IRAN-BACKED HEZBOLLAH AMID FRAGILE CEASEFIRE

President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media extracurricular the Oval Office of the White House successful Washington, D.C., connected Monday, April 13, 2026. (Salwan Georges/Bloomberg)

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"I person truthful directed our Military to proceed the Blockade and, successful each different respects, stay acceptable and able, and volition truthful widen the Ceasefire until specified clip arsenic their connection is submitted, and discussions are concluded, 1 mode oregon the other," helium added.

The Associated Press contributed to this report