US seizure of Iran vessel near Strait of Hormuz leaves ceasefire in peril
Will the weekend showdown in the Strait of Hormuz collapse the US-Iran ceasefire?
After Iran opened and then closed the Strait, attacked an Indian tanker and turned around ships, Donald Trump ordered the seizure of a sanctioned Iranian vessel that was attempting to pass through the US blockade. What followed was a new first for the war: shots fired at the Iranian container ship’s engine and the whole vessel taken into custody.
Retired Royal Navy commodore Steve Prest looks at how such seizures normally happen, the tricky question of what will happen to the vessel now and the long-term…
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