Hormuz Traffic at Near-Halt as Ships Come Under Gunfire
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Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000War With Iran:US forces patrol near a cargo ship in the Arabia Sea, in a photo released by the US Central Command, on April 20.The Strait of Hormuz stayed at a near standstill Wednesday as Iranian forces opened fire on — and seized — commercial ships. State television reported that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seized the MSC Francesca and the Epaminondas, accusing them of attempting to secretly exit the strait.
The Wall Street Journal reported that a third was also attacked. Meanwhile, at least two Iranian supertankers tested a US blockade that Tehran says impedes peace talks.