{"id":612922,"date":"2026-04-18T18:45:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T18:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/612922\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T18:45:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T18:45:12","slug":"iranian-gunboats-fire-on-tanker-in-strait-of-hormuz-as-tehran-reimposes-restrictions-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/612922\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian gunboats fire on tanker in Strait of Hormuz as Tehran reimposes restrictions – National"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A second vessel was reportedly hit by a projectile and others reversed course as Iran<\/a> reimposes restrictions on the vital waterway.<\/p>\n

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The British military says two gunboats from Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guard opened fire on a tanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz<\/a> after Iran said it had reimposed restrictions on the vital waterway.<\/p>\n

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The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said an unknown projectile hit the vessel, 25 nautical miles (46 kilometers) northeast of Oman.<\/p>\n

Some containers on the vessel were damaged, it said.<\/p>\n

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre said the tanker and crew were reported safe, without identifying the vessel or its destination.<\/p>\n

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Iran said earlier it was reimposing restrictions on the strait in response to a U.S. blockade on Iranian shipping and ports.<\/p>\n

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Iran has prevented vessels from crossing throughout the seven-week-long war, except for ones it authorizes.<\/p>\n

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