Ships report attacks as Strait of Hormuz recloses
A tanker and a container ship have both reported attacks in the region.
Iran's navy says the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the US blockade on Iranian ports is lifted. It says the continuing US blockade is a "breach of the ceasefire" and warns that ships approaching the vital shipping channel "will be targeted". We hear from our Chief International Correspondent in Tehran.
Also on the programme: the ongoing row over the appointment of Lord Peter Mandelson, a friend of Jeffrey Epstein, as UK ambassador to Washington; and tributes are being paid to one of France's most celebrated film stars, Nathalie Baye, who's died at the age of 77.
(Photo: A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Omanβs Musandam province on April 12, 2026. Credit: Reuters)
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