Iran-US war latest: Tehran accuses Trump of ‘piracy’ after US forces seize tanker in Strait of Hormuz

Liveupdated{"lang":"en","timestamp":1776657497}NewsWorldMiddle EastIran-US war latest: Tehran accuses Trump of ‘piracy’ after US forces seize tanker in Strait of HormuzDonald Trump threatened to strike Iran’s civilian infrastructure if Iran ‘don’t take the deal’ as ceasefire nears end Alisha Rahaman Sarkar & Holly BancroftMonday 20 April 2026 04:58 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2960782","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-us-war-live-trump-cargo-ship-strait-hormuz-ceasefire-b2960782.html","title":"Iran-US war live: Tehran accuses Trump of ‘piracy’ after US forces seize tanker"}}CloseUS forces release video intercepting Iranian-flagged cargo vessel amid blockadeOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKe...