{"id":320787,"date":"2026-04-18T19:40:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T14:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=320787"},"modified":"2026-04-18T19:40:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T14:10:51","slug":"iranian-gunboats-fire-on-tanker-in-strait-of-hormuz-as-tehran-reimposes-restrictions-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/18\/iranian-gunboats-fire-on-tanker-in-strait-of-hormuz-as-tehran-reimposes-restrictions-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian gunboats fire on tanker in Strait of Hormuz as Tehran reimposes restrictions &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-byline\">\n<div class=\"c-byline__text\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span>By Staff<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-byline__source c-byline__source--noName\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-byline__datesWrapper\">\n<div 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restrictions on the vital waterway.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories.\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h2 class=\"c-inlineSignup__title\">Get each day National news<\/h2>\n<p>Get each day Canada news delivered to your inbox so you will never miss the day&#8217;s top stories.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The UK Maritime Trade Operations center said an unknown projectile hit the vessel, 25 nautical miles (46 kilometers) northeast of Oman.<\/p>\n<p>Some containers on the vessel were damaged, it said.<\/p>\n<p>The UK Maritime Trade Operations Centre said the tanker and crew were reported secure, without identifying the vessel or its destination.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on World<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More videos<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Iran said earlier it was reimposing restrictions on the strait in response to a U.S. blockade on Iranian shipping and ports.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad c-ad--tallSticky\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Iran has prevented vessels from crossing throughout the seven-week-long war, apart from ones it authorizes.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"l-article__copyright\">\n<p>\n\t\t&#038;copy 2026 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 18, 2026 9:58 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A second vessel was 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