
Container Ship Sinks and Tanker Is Hit in Hormuz as Attacks on Shipping Hit a Record
An Indian-crewed crude tanker was struck by a projectile Friday, a day after the Singapore-flagged GFS Pride caught fire and went down in the strait.
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An Indian-crewed crude tanker was struck by a projectile Friday, a day after the Singapore-flagged GFS Pride caught fire and went down in the strait.

Montenegro sent Amir Barati to New York, where he faces wire and computer fraud charges in a case that prosecutors tie to Iran's Revolutionary Guard.
WatchIranian officials say American strikes killed civilians at a wedding celebration in Sirik county and wounded dozens more. Within hours the Revolutionary Guard launched missiles and drones at U.S. positions in Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait and the Emirates.
WatchA Saudi official told CNN the kingdom has tracked meetings between Iraqi militiamen, Houthi operatives and Iran's Revolutionary Guard, along with the movement of drones and missiles. The warning came a day after the Houthis hit a Saudi oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden.
U.S. officials blamed Iran's Revolutionary Guard for a drone that struck a Singapore-flagged vessel off Oman, forcing a pause in efforts to evacuate stranded seafarers.
Trump says Tehran is asking for terms he "can't agree to" as the U.S. naval blockade enters its third month and gas prices hit a four-year high.
WatchThe IRGC boarded and seized the MSC Francesca and Epaminondas, with the UK disputing Iran's claim that the vessels had permission to transit.

The IDF confirmed Monday that Brigadier General Majid Khademi, effectively the IRGC's number two intelligence officer, and Quds Force commander Asghar Bagheri were both killed in precision strikes on April 6.
With oil above $109 per barrel and backchannel ceasefire talks underway, Trump threatened to bomb Iranian power plants and bridges if Tehran does not reopen the vital shipping lane by Tuesday evening.

Israeli airstrikes overnight eliminated Alireza Tangsiri, who oversaw the IRGC's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, and hit dozens of weapons production sites across the capital.