IRGC seizes two container ships in Strait of Hormuz despite Trump extending ceasefire

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Wednesday said that its naval forces seized two container ships attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz, which has been effectively shut since the war began, AFP reported.

The development comes despite US President Donald Trump announcing he was extending a ceasefire to allow more time for peace talks, after Tehran refused to send a delegation to Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, for the second round of talks.

In a statement, IRGC said, "The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps naval force this morning identified and stopped in the Strait of Hormuz two violating ships," and added, "The two offending ships... were seized by the IRGC's naval forces and directed to the Iranian coast."

Citing UK-based maritime security monitors, AFP reported that at least three commercial vessels reported incidents with gunboats in the Strait of Hormuz, a key global route for Gulf oil and gas, where the US and Iranian forces are competing for control.

This is a developing story. More details awaited.