Tehran, April 22 -- Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard opened fire on a container ship on Wednesday in the Strait of Hormuz, damaging the vessel and further raising the stakes as planned cease-fire talks in Pakistan failed to materialize.
The British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center (UKMTO) said the attack happened around 7:55 am in the strait and targeted a container ship.
An IRGC gunboat approached a container ship off the coast near Oman. The agency said the vessel was not issued any radio warning before being fired upon, resulting in heavy damage to the ship's bridge. No injuries were reported, and the crew remained safe. No fire or environmental damage was detected.
This incident comes after the US sei...