More confusion looms over Strait of Hormuz after Iran attacks three ships near waterway

NewsWorldEuropeMore confusion looms over Strait of Hormuz after Iran attacks three ships near waterwayConfusion is deepening in the Strait of Hormuz after Iran attacked three ships near the crucial waterway that has plunged the world into an energy crisisDavid McHugh Wednesday 22 April 2026 19:38 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":"b8b1d607583f88334bf10489cc4b63a2","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/iran-donald-trump-revolutionary-guard-strait-of-hormuz-euphoria-b2963019.html","title":"More confusion looms over Strait of Hormuz after Iran attacks three ships near waterway"}}APTOPIX Iran War (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)On 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":"Europ...