Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seizes two ships in Strait of Hormuz — Iranian forces fired on three container ships Wednesday and seized two. That same day President Trump extended a ceasefire in the two-month-old war. Brent crude spiked to nearly $100 per barrel — more than 35% above pre-war levels — compounding fuel costs across the region's airlines, freight, and households.
April 20, 2026
US Navy seizes Iranian cargo ship in Gulf of Oman — The USS Spruance fired on and boarded the Iranian-flagged Touska on Sunday, capping a week that saw the US blockade of Iranian ports enter enforcement, Iran briefly reopen the Strait of Hormuz Friday before re-closing it Saturday after Revolutionary Guard gunboats fired on a tanker near Oman, and global oil prices swing from $102 to $87 to $95 a barrel.
April 13, 2026
U.S.–Iran peace talks collapse in Islamabad after 21-hour marathon — The first face-to-face U.S.–Iran talks since 2015 ended Sunday with no deal, and Trump ordered a Navy blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. It came five days after the President threatened "a whole civilization will die tonight."