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22 Apr 2026, 14:34

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy announced on Wednesday, April 21, that it had seized "two violating vessels" that allegedly intended to "secretly exit" the Strait of Hormuz.

According to the force's statement, the ships "MSC-Francesca," belonging to "Israel," and "Apaminoudis" were stopped on the grounds that they intended to exit the Strait of Hormuz "without permission" and "by committing repeated violations and manipulating navigation assistance systems, jeopardizing maritime security" in a "secretive" manner.

The IRGC Navy stated that these vessels have been transferred to Iranian territorial waters for inspection of their cargo and documents.

This announcement comes on a day when, according to maritime sources, three container ships were targeted by gunfire. The IRGC has closed the Strait of Hormuz to ships and tankers since March 1, and after briefly reopening it for one day following a ceasefire in the conflict with the U.S. and Israel, it closed it again after negotiations between the parties failed and a maritime blockade of Iranian ports began.
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