
2 min readUpdated: Apr 23, 2026 10:40 AM IST
Iranian state TV on Thursday aired a video clip that purportedly showed armed soldiers boarding two container ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
The footage was released in the early hours of Thursday as Iran seized two ships in the water strip as it tightened its grip on the strategic chokepoint after US President Donald Trump called off attacks “indefinitely”, with no sign of peace talks restarting.
Video aired on Iranian state TV in the early hours of April 23 purportedly showed armed soldiers boarding two container ships in the Strait of Hormuz. pic.twitter.com/xL8IVnDN2F
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 23, 2026
Iran accused the ships oif operating without permits and tampering navigation system.
On Wednesday, Iranian forces fired on three merchant vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. One of the ships that came under attack–container ship Epaminondas–on Wednesday was indicating Mundra port in Gujarat as its destination, while another container ship–MSC Francesca–was signalling that it was headed to the Sri Lankan port of Hambantota, according to vessel tracking data from maritime data and intelligence firm MarineTraffic. The third vessel–container ship Euphoria–was indicating Jeddah as its destination.
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