The United States said it forcibly seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship that tried to get around a naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, the first such interception since the blockade of Iranian ports began last week.

As President Trump maintains a blockade of Iranian ports, Iranian leaders rejected renewed negotiations and warned the Strait of Hormuz “will not remain open.”

Iran has reversed course on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and fired on a tanker attempting to pass the waterway

President Donald Trump said the US Navy fired upon and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman after it failed to heed warnings to stop as it left the Strait of Hormuz, the first major encounter in the week-old blockade.

Iran decided to fire bullets yesterday in the Strait of Hormuz — A Total Violation of our Ceasefire Agreement!” Trump wrote on Truth Social. He warned that unless Iran agreed to a deal, the United States would “knock out every single Power Plant,

The developments indicated that peace may not come soon to the region, and a weeks-long blockade of marine traffic that has driven global oil prices higher likewise might remain in place.

President Donald Trump on Sunday announced the U.S. will continue peace talks with Iranian representatives in Pakistan on Monday — even as he continued to threaten striking civilian infrastructure in the region.

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