Israel-Iran LIVE: Iran attacks 3 ships in Strait of Hormuz

A surface seizure from a video said to amusement the seizure of the instrumentality ships MSC Francesca and Epaminondas successful the Strait of Hormuz, broadcast connected Iranian State TV, and released April 22, 2026. | Photo Credit: IRIB via Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States was indefinitely extending its ceasefire with Iran arsenic a caller circular of bid talks was connected hold. Iran acknowledged the ceasefire hold but didn’t accidental Tehran was acceptable to be a caller circular of talks to extremity the war, authorities tv reported Wednesday (April 22, 2026).

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Meanwhile, Iran’s semiofficial quality agencies reported that the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has attacked a 3rd vessel connected Wednesday successful the Strait of Hormuz, throwing into question efforts to extremity the war. The Guard has seized the different 2 ships that were attacked, Iranian authorities tv separately reported.

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Israel and Lebanon clasp a caller circular of talks successful Washington connected Thursday (April 23, 2026), during which Beirut plans to petition a one-month hold of a ceasefire owed to expire wrong days.

Israel stated up of the talks that it has nary “serious disagreements” with Lebanon, calling connected it to “work together” against the pro-Iran Hezbollah, which is notably absent from and opposed to the negotiations.

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