US military seizes Iran-flagged ship trying to pass strait of Hormuz blockade

Iran calls seizure an act of piracy as Trump says ship tried to get past US naval blockade ‘and it did not go well for them’ The US military has attacked and seized an Iranian-flagged container ship that attempted to get past an American blockade near the strait of Hormuz, the first such interception since the blockade of Iranian ports began last week.Iran’s joint military command said Tehran would respond soon and called the US seizure an act of piracy that violated the ceasefire that has been in place since 8 April.