Iran Just Forced a Showdown in Hormuz

These are the first ships seized by Iran since the war began Join the community on Substack: https://prestonstew.substack.com/ Earlier today the IRGC opened fire on three vessels moving through the Strait of Hormuz and then seized two of them. Now we wait to see the US reaction and how this will impact the possibility of ongoing talks. Meanwhile, there's mixed reporting on the number of Iranian vessels that have successfully evaded the US blockade with different assessments from the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Lloyd's List and Fox News. Sources https://www.axios.com/2026/04/22/trump-iran-war-power-struggle-ceasefire https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-war-israel-us-strait-hormuz-2026/card/iran-dark-fleet-vessels-slip-through-blockade-FOA0FJA3PNxMk8IrHwAV?st=pqStue&reflink=article_copyURL_share https://gcaptain.com/three-vessels-hit-by-gunfire-in-strait-of-hormuz-crews-safe/ https://www.ft.com/content/21dff2c7-1e27-4f74-81d8-31dcdbe9188e?sharetype=blocked Store: https://prestonstew.shop/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/prestonstew_ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@prestonstew Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prestonstew_/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Preston-Stewart/61584740132063/ Unclassified Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YmaFZihykI0iov9XgQ0uD?si=efe0b3bd89b6421d YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheUnclassifiedPod Contact: preston@warstories.co