Iran’s military closes Strait of Hormuz again, citing U.S. blockade

Iran’s military closes Strait of Hormuz again, citing U.S. blockade

PBS News April 18, 2026

Revolutionary Guard gunboats on Saturday opened fire on a tanker transiting the strait and an unknown projectile hit a container vessel, damaging some of the containers, the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said without identifying the vessels.