Iranian gunboat opens fire on container ship in Strait of Hormuz

NewsWorldMiddle EastIranian gunboat opens fire on container ship in Strait of HormuzIt comes after the US seized an Iranian container ship after shooting it this past weekend Via AP news wire Wednesday 22 April 2026 07:32 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2962387To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-strait-of-hormuz-gunboat-fires-ship-b2962406.html","title":"Iranian gunboat opens fire on container ship in Strait of Hormuz"}}APTOPIX Iran WarOn 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","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Middle East","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}} Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard opened fire on Wednesday on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz, damaging the ship and further raising the stakes a...