Two ships have been fired on in the Strait of Hormuz, the UK Maritime Trade Operations Centre (UKMTO) has disclosed.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) fired at a container ship, the UKMTO said, while a second vessel has also been attacked.
BBC Verify understands that the cargo ship targeted this morning is the Panama-flagged Euphoria, owned by a UAE-based company.
AIS data from Kpler shows the vessel began transiting the strait at 01:10 UTC (2:10 BST) on April 22, with Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, listed as its destination.
Reports from both the UK Maritime Trade Operations Centre and Vanguard indicate that the ship came under attack eight nautical miles west of Iran at 06:38 UTC (07:38 BST).
The vessel’s master brought the ship to a halt. The crew is said to be safe, and no damage is reported to the vessel.
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It’s the second ship to be fired on this morning in the Gulf.
Earlier, it was reported that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps fired on a Greek-owned ship.
It comes after US President Donald Trump said he would extend the ceasefire with Iran until talks between the two countries have progressed, while a US blockade of Iranian ports continues.
The status of the US-Iran talks is unclear.
US Vice-President JD Vance did not depart for Pakistan as expected on Tuesday, while Iran has yet to officially respond to Trump’s remarks.
An adviser to Iran’s parliamentary speaker said the ceasefire extension “means nothing,” calling it “a ploy to buy time for a surprise strike.”
In Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, our correspondent reports that arrangements remain in place for another round of talks, but hopes of a meeting this week appear, for now, to have faded.
