Hormuz Traffic Grinds to a Halt After Iran Seizes First Vessels

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Iran fired on commercial ships and seized at least two vessels—MSC Francesca and Epaminondas—in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, marking the first seizures in eight weeks of regional conflict. Traffic halted with only one bulk carrier transiting. The action escalates Tehran's control efforts over the strategic waterway amid US naval blockade operations since mid-April.

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