Trump extends ceasefire after request from Pakistan leaders, however Iran strikes ships in Hormuz | World Information
2 min learnApr 22, 2026 05:32 PM IST
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), on Wednesday (April 22), fired on a container ship within the Strait of Hormuz, inflicting harm to the vessel hours after US President Donald Trump introduced the extension of the ceasefire between the 2 warring nations.
A second vessel was fired on within the strait shortly after, with no harm reported, based on the British navy’s United Kingdom Maritime Commerce Operations Centre.
Trump on Tuesday introduced that he would prolong his two-week ceasefire with Iran, reversing earlier remarks that navy motion was imminent.
‘Ship ignored warnings’
The UK Maritime Commerce Operations Centre (UKMTO), a monitoring company run by the British navy, reported that an Iranian Revolutionary Guard gunboat opened hearth on a vessel with out issuing any warning, although no accidents had been reported within the incident.
Nonetheless, Iran’s Nour Information stated that the IRGC solely opened hearth on the vessel after it had “ignored the warnings of the Iranian armed forces.”
Iran’s semi-official Fars information company described the assault within the Strait of Hormuz as a “lawful enforcement” of its management.
Extension of Iran ceasefire
Trump, in a publish on Reality Social, stated, “Primarily based on the truth that the Authorities of Iran is severely fractured … and upon the request of Discipline Marshal Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif … now we have been requested to carry our assault.”
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He added that the US navy would preserve its blockade and “stay prepared and ready” whereas talks proceed.
In the meantime, Iranian officers responded by rejecting the extension, with Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf describing the transfer as “a ploy to purchase time for a shock strike”.
He stated that the continuation of the siege was “no completely different from bombardment” and that it should be handled a navy response.
“Trump’s ceasefire extension means nothing. The dropping aspect can’t dictate phrases. The continuation of the siege is not any completely different from bombardment and should be met with a navy response,” the highest Iranian chief stated in a publish on X.
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“Furthermore, Trump’s ceasefire extension is actually a ploy to purchase time for a shock strike. The time for Iran to take the initiative has come,” he added.
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