Iran seized two ships, the first since the war began, as it discourages commerce through the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for the U.S. blockade.

Two container ships seized by Iran near the ‌Strait of Hormuz with about 40 crew aboard have been taken toward the port of Bandar Abbas, sources said on Thursday, Tehran having vowed to retaliate after U.

Iran has released a video of masked commandos on gun boats boarding what appear to be the cargo ships seized in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday. CBS News' Jarred Hill reports.

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The attacks, which Iranian media said were carried out by Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, came after Trump said the U.S. would indefinitely extend the ceasefire.

Iran seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz as it tightened its grip ⁠on ⁠the strategic waterway after U.S. President Donald Trump announced he ⁠was indefinitely calling off attacks, with no sign of peace talks restarting.

The U.S. military seized another tanker Thursday associated with smuggling Iranian oil. The U.S. Defense Department said it seized the oil tanker Majestic X in the Indian Ocean. “We will continue global maritime enforcement to disrupt illicit networks and interdict vessels providing material support to Iran,

On Tuesday night, US President Donald Trump announced an extension to the US-Iran ceasefire that was due to expire on Wednesday. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt later clarified that Trump's extension is open-ended,