Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard opened fire Wednesday (April 22, 2026) on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz, damaging the ship and further raising the stakes as planned ceasefire talks in Pakistan failed to materialise.

The morning attack by Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard came after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. would indefinitely extend the ceasefire with Iran, which had been due to expire on Wednesday (April 22, 2026), to give Tehran time to come up with a “unified proposal” ahead of possible negotiations. Iran has offered no formal acknowledgement of Mr. Trump’s ceasefire extension.