Two men sit in a small boat on the water as a mix of bulk carriers, cargo ships, and service vessels line the horizon in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, April 27, 2026.(Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)

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Ship is reported seized off the coast of the UAE and is heading toward Iran

Updated 3 hours ago
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Two men sit in a small boat on the water as a mix of bulk carriers, cargo ships, and service vessels line the horizon in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, April 27, 2026.(Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)
Associated Press5/14/2026

Ship is reported seized off the coast of the UAE and is heading toward Iran

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi criticized the U.S. in a televised interview on Thursday, blaming tensions in the Strait of Hormuz on “U.S. aggression”. Two men sit in a small boat on the water as a mix of bulk carriers, cargo ships, and service vessels line the horizon in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar.

Tensions flare near Strait of Hormuz as one ship is seized and another is sunk
PBS NewsHour
PBS NewsHour
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5/15/2026

Tensions flare near Strait of Hormuz as one ship is seized and another is sunk

Adam Schreck, Associated Press Adam Schreck, Associated Press Melanie Lidman, Associated Press Melanie Lidman, Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A ship anchored off the United Arab Emirates was seized and taken toward Iran and another — a cargo ship near Oman — sank after being attacked, authorities.