Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has opened fire on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz, damaging the ship and further raising the stakes as planned ceasefire talks in Pakistan failed

Iran's Fars News Agency says a supertanker sailed through international waters and the Strait of Hormuz with its tracking system switched on, "without any concealment."

U.S. forces boarded a stateless, sanctioned oil tanker in the Indo‑Pacific, the Pentagon said, underscoring global pressure on Iran amid ceasefire talks.

The United States has seized the Iran-linked oil tanker M/T Majestic X in a dramatic maritime operation, escalating tensions across key global shipping routes. According to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM),

The Pentagon released footage showing American forces boarding the Majestic X, a Guyana-flagged tanker intercepted in the Indian Ocean.

The United States military has intercepted at least three Iranian-flagged oil tankers in Asian waters, diverting them from positions near India, Malaysia and Sri Lanka, according to a Reuters report citing shipping and security sources.

Iraqi Captain Rahman Al-Jubouri navigates some of the world's most perilous waters, aboard an oil tanker plying the route between the Gulf of Oman and the Strait of Hormuz. This c