President Donald Trump says the U.S. seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship that tried to get around its naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz

A ship anchored off the United Arab Emirates’ oil export terminal of Fujairah was seized on Thursday and is being taken toward Iranian territorial waters, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center.

Tensions are escalating again near the Strait of Hormuz after a ship anchored off the United Arab Emirates was seized and taken toward Iran and another was attacked and sank near the coast of Oman.

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’

Iran balked at President Trump's demands for a peace deal amid a standoff over the Strait of Hormuz, as fear the war could reignite hits oil and energy markets.

The president said face to face talks would resume on Monday but repeated threats against Iranian infrastructure if they did not make a deal.

Vessels came under fire in the Strait of Hormuz just hours after President Donald Trump announced an extension of the U.S.-Iran cease-fire.

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Kuwait accused Iran of launching a failed attack earlier this month on an island where China is helping build a port in the Middle East nation.