Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) fired on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, complicating ongoing negotiations.
The IRGC fired on three vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, according to information from the British military’s UKMTO. The action took place a day after President Donald Trump announced an indefinite ceasefire in a Truth Social post until the Iranian government would agree to resume in-person negotiations that were originally slated to take place in Pakistan.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seized two of the vessels, according to reporting from The Associated Press. The Iranian military was allegedly taking the ships back to Iran, Iranian state media claimed.
The ships that were hit were the Panama-flagged MSC Francesca, Liberia-flagged Epaminondas and the Liberia-flagged Euphoria, according to Reuters.
“Based on the fact that the Government of Iran is seriously fractured, not unexpectedly so and, upon the request of Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, of Pakistan, we have been asked to hold our Attack on the Country of Iran until such time as their leaders and representatives can come up with a unified proposal. I have therefore directed our Military to continue the Blockade and, in all other respects, remain ready and able, and will therefore extend the Ceasefire until such time as their proposal is submitted, and discussions are concluded, one way or the other,” Trump said in the Truth Social post on Tuesday.
The leader of the Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) condemned the threats and attacks that were being leveled against ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
“Let it be the responsibility of each and every one of us to demonstrate that inaction is not an option, that words alone are not sufficient,” IMO Secretary General Arsenio Dominguez said during an address on March 19. “Together, we can drive the change required to protect the well-being of those who have no voice and safeguard the principle of freedom of navigation.”
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