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Iran attacks India-bound ship as Hormuz tensions rise despite Trump ceasefire extension

Iran attacked an India-bound container ship heading to Mundra Port in Gujarat in the Strait of Hormuz, hours after US President Donald Trump extended the ceasefire indefinitely. IRGC seized two vessels while keeping the waterway closed due to the ongoing US naval blockade

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Meanwhile, President Donald Trump said the US naval blockade of Iranian ports would continue. PIC/AFP

Meanwhile, President Donald Trump said the US naval blockade of Iranian ports would continue. PIC/AFP

Iran on Wednesday attacked a ship headed to Mundra Port in Gujarat in the Strait of Hormuz, hours after US President Donald Trump announced an indefinite ceasefire, as fresh tensions flared across the region.

The vessel was one of two ships that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGC-N) said it had attacked and taken over, according to state-run PressTV.

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