Live updates: Two Indian ships come under fire in Strait of Hormuz after Iran reasserts control

Some issues in negotiations with the U.S. have “concluded,” but there’s "still a distance to a final agreement," Iranian Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf said today.

Speaking on state TV, Ghalibaf said Iran "stated our demands firmly" and that it was made clear to the American delegation “that there is complete distrust toward them.”

“On the nuclear issue and the Strait [of Hormuz], they have their own views,” he said. 

Iran’s Parliamentary Speaker, Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, said today that the U.S. has been “strategically defeated.

“The enemy is behind us strategically and has been defeated,” he said on Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, the country’s state broadcaster. “We have not destroyed the enemy, they still have money and weapons, but they have been defeated in strategy against us.”

Following a summit of 51 countries that was co-chaired by France and the U.K. yesterday, the British ambassador to the U.S. said Iran “is isolated and needs to make a deal.”

French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in a joint statement that the group “called for the unconditional, unrestricted, and immediate re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz.”

The British ambassador, Christian Turner, said that the Strait of Hormuz should be open.

“Following US leadership to reopen the Strait, our new multinational mission will take action to ensure Freedom of Navigation, reassure shipping, and help lower energy prices,” Turner said in a statement.

After his Oval Office executive order signing this morning, Trump convened a Cabinet meeting in the situation room to discuss the Strait of Hormuz and the situation in Iran, according to two U.S. officials with knowledge of the meeting.

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Axios was first to report the situation room meeting. The outlet reported that the meeting included Vice President JD Vance, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine.

NBC News hasn’t independently confirmed each name on the list. Still photographers said they saw Hegseth and Ratcliffe entering the White House grounds earlier in the day.

Hezbollah has issued "five points" that it wants to see fulfilled as part of the ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel.

Naim Qassem, the secretary-general of the Iran-backed group, has called the Lebanese government's negotiations with Israel humiliating, adding that Israel must also abide by a ceasefire. Qassem warned that the group's fighters will remain in the field, "fingers on the trigger," ready to respond to Israel's violations if needed.

Destroyed buildings in Dahieh, a suburb in the south of Beirut, following a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah on Friday. Bilal Hussein / AP

The five points the group wants to see implemented include a permanent end of air, land and sea attacks on Lebanon, the withdrawal of Israel from occupied areas in southern Lebanon, the release of prisoners, the return of residents to their homes on the border, and the reconstruction of the area with international support, Qassem said.

"Hezbollah is open to the fullest cooperation with the Lebanese authorities on a new chapter built on achieving the sovereignty of our nation, Lebanon, within the framework of unity, preventing strife, and utilizing our strengths within a national security strategy," Qassem said.

An encounter between the U.S. and Iran regarding an American minesweeper in the Strait of Hormuz nearly escalated into a confrontation, but one was avoided, according to Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, as reported by the semiofficial news agency Tasnim.

Ghalibaf said that he told the American delegation in Islamabad during peace talks that if a minesweeper "moved even slightly forward from its position, we would definitely fire at it," the outlet reported.

Ghalibaf added that the U.S. backed down shortly afterward. He reiterated that the strait is in Iranian control.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned vessels against approaching the Strait of Hormuz after Tehran reimposed control of the waterway, citing the U.S. blockade as a ceasefire violation

"Approaching the Strait of Hormuz will be considered cooperation with the enemy, and any violating vessel will be targeted," the IRGC warned in a statement published by semiofficial news agency Tasnim News.

The military also warned ships not to leave anchorage in the Persian Gulf or the Gulf of Oman and urged them to follow guidance from the IRGC navy rather than the U.S.

One of the two Indian-flagged ships that were allegedly shot at while in the Strait of Hormuz today has been identified as the Sanmar Herald.

Iranian state media has confirmed that shots were fired near the two Indian ships to force them to turn back. NBC News has not yet been able to identify the second ship.

MarineTraffic 24-hour snapshot showing the moments the Sanmar Herald entered the Strait of Hormuz, before doubling back after Iranian military fire.  MarineTraffic

Radio transmission audio from Tanker Trackers, a maritime intelligence company that tracks shipments, was shared with NBC News. In the audio, an individual can be heard identifying the vessel and saying that they received clearance to transit the strait.

"You gave me clearance to go! You are firing now! Let me turn back!" the individual can be heard saying.

Footage recorded by NBC News shows the journey of the Sanmar Herald in the strait's Green Area. At one point, the ship turned off its Automatic Identification System (AIS) transmission while headed eastbound in the Green Area, doubling back westbound quickly after turning its AIS back on in the eastern side of the Green Area.

Pope Leo XIV said he is not in his interest to debate President Donald Trump, pushing back at reporting about the escalating war of words between the two men.

The Chicago-born pontiff’s 11-day tour of Africa has at times been overshadowed by Trump, who has repeatedly hit out at Leo in the past week, seemingly incensed by his forceful advocacy for peace with Iran.

Read the full story here.

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The Israeli military said it launched an attack in southern Lebanon today to eliminate what it said were "immediate threats" from Hezbollah to its country.

Lebanon and Israel agreed to a ceasefire that went into effect yesterday.

In one attack, the IDF said it identified "approaching terrorists" who posed a threat to their troops. The Israeli air force eliminated the individuals in question.

The IDF also said it struck "an underground shaft" as well as Hezbollah members "who were identified entering it."

NBC News has not verified the IDF's reports.

The IDF defended its actions, saying, "Actions taken in self-defense and to remove immediate threats are not restricted by the ceasefire."

The U.S. sent Iran new proposals "in recent days" that it is currently reviewing, according to Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Iranian state media SNN reported.

Earlier today, Trump said that his administration is currently talking to Iran.

“It’s going actually along very well, and we’ll see, but we’ll have some information by the end of the day," he said.

India’s Ministry of External Affairs expressed deep concern at a shooting incident earlier today that involved two Indian-flagged ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

In a meeting with the Indian ambassador to Iran, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri expressed that Iran had facilitated the safe passage of several ships bound for India and encouraged the ambassador to share these views with Iranian authorities.

There is no set date for the next round of talks between the U.S. and Iran, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh said today.

“Until we agree on the framework, we cannot, you know, set the date," he told reporters at diplomacy forum in Antalya, Turkey.

Khatibzadeh also urged the U.S. to abandon its "maximalist position" and respect international law. "I urge all the media to be a little bit patient and, you know, be careful about all the fluctuations and ups and downs on daily things," he said. "Things are a little bit sensitive these days."

On Trump, Khatibzadeh said the “American side tweets a lot, talks a lot," calling his comments "sometimes confusing, sometimes contradictory."

"I don’t want to judge what he means," he said. "It is up to American and American people should decide whether his statements are consistent and are in accordance with the international law or not.”

Iran's navy is ready to "make the enemies taste the bitterness of new defeats," its supreme leader said today.

"The Army of Islam now, as in the previous two imposed wars, bravely defends the water, land and the flag to which it belongs," Mojtaba Khamenei posted on Telegram.

Referring to Israel and the U.S., he said Iran was "confronting the two main armies at the head of the front of disbelief and arrogance, exposing their weakness and humiliation before the eyes of the world."

Speaking in the Oval Office, the president told reporters that Iran "wanted to close up the strait again" and that "they can't blackmail us."

Trump added that his administration is currently talking to Iran, saying, "It's going actually along very well, and we'll see, but we'll have some information by the end of the day."

A container ship in the Strait of Hormuz was hit by an unknown projectile today, according to a British monitoring agency.

The British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Center said the attack caused damage to some containers on board, but that no fires or environmental impact were reported, with no immediate reports of casualties.

The same body said today that a cruise ship reported sighting a splash in close proximity to a vessel off the coast of Oman.

A French soldier who was part of international forces stationed in southern Lebanon was killed, President Emmanuel Macron said Saturday, adding that evidence suggests Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah was responsible for the attack.

Three other soldiers were wounded and have been evacuated, Macron said in a post on X, urging the Lebanese government to act against the alleged perpetrators.

The soldiers were part of the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), a peacekeeping mission in the country’s south.

Hezbollah has denied involvement in the incident, adding that accusations were cast "recklessly."

The group called for "caution in making judgments and assigning responsibility regarding the incident" and awaiting the Lebanese Army's investigation.

Lebanon's Minister of Foreign Affairs Youssef Raggi condemned the incident and affirmed that the country's government will make sure the perpetrators are held accountable.

Recent Sentinel-2 satellite imagery captured active fires raging at two of Iran’s oil refineries days after multiple crude oil storage tanks were damaged at each site.

Imagery taken on Wednesday showed large smoke plumes rising from two damaged crude oil tanks after Iran’s semiofficial Mehr news agency reported unknown blasts at the site eight days ago. According to data from Tanker Trackers, a maritime research firm, one of the tanks seen burning had the capacity to hold about 1 million barrels of oil — enough to power all U.S. auto traffic for 3.9 hours.

Sentinel-2 image of the Sirri Island Oil Refinery fire on April 15, 2026.  Courtesy Copernicus, Sentinel-2, EO browser

At the Lavan oil refinery 95 miles away from Sirri Island, crude oil was seen seeping from multiple tanks and into the Persian Gulf after the Iranian oil ministry’s news outlet Shana reported that they were hit in an “enemy” airstrike on April 8. The damage caused a massive oil spill seen from space in satellite imagery taken on April 10.

Due to cloudy conditions affecting recent satellite imagery, it’s unclear whether there is still an active fire at this site.

A spokesman for Iran’s foreign ministry, Esmail Baghaei, said today that compensation for war damages was one of Iran’s top priorities in any negotiations with the U.S.

Iran has reopened six airports, including the capital Tehran's Imam Khomeini airport, Iran's hard-line Student News Network said today.

It said Imam Khomeini Airport, Mehrabad, Mashhad, Birjand, Gorgan and Zahedan airports have been reopened, and that airlines were preparing to operate domestic and international flights.

A spokesperson for Imam Khomeini Airport later said that no passenger flights had been approved so far, the network reported. It said airlines had requested permission, but none had received authorization yet, with the airport ready to operate flights as soon as official permits are issued.

Two Iranian gunboats were reported to have fired at a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz today, according to a British monitoring agency.

The British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Center said that the tanker and crew were safe and that authorities were investigating the reported incident, 20 nautical miles northeast of Oman.

It added that there was no warning over radio from what it described as "IRGC gun boats" before the tanker was fired on.

Closing the Strait of Hormuz was a response to "America's untrustworthiness," the head of Iran's National Security Commission said today.

"The dark track record of America since the beginning of the revolution has proven that untrustworthiness is an inseparable part of Washington’s political doctrine," said Ebrahim Azizi, adding the strait was closed in response to "the enemy's new duplicity."

Azizi also accused Trump of trying to mislead public opinion by creating the "impression of an agreement" through his comments on social media and to reporters.

Trump said Friday that negotiations on the Iran war would continue through the weekend. He also said that the ceasefire with Iran, which expires Wednesday, may not be extended.

"Iran will not be deceived by hollow rhetoric and has a decisive response prepared at strategic chokepoints for any new act of bad faith," Azizi said.

The Strait of Hormuz will remain under Iranian military control, Iran's navy said today, as long as the U.S. blockade remains in place.

"Any breach of commitments by America will receive an appropriate response," the Navy Command of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps said, according to Iran's semiofficial Fars News agency.

"As long as the passage of vessels from Iran and to Iran is threatened, the status of the Strait of Hormuz will remain as it was before," it added.

Iranian military officials said today that conditions in the Strait of Hormuz have reverted to “strict control,” citing the continued U.S. blockade of its ports, just one day after declaring the waterway “completely open.”

“Control over the Strait of Hormuz has returned to its previous state, and this strategic waterway is now under strict management and control of the armed forces,” a spokesperson for Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya military command headquarters said.

“Until America allows full freedom of navigation for vessels traveling from Iran to destinations and vice versa, the situation in the Strait of Hormuz will remain under strict control and in its previous condition,” the statement added.

Iran had announced the reopening of the vital waterway on Friday, though there had been limited initial movement while shipping companies assessed the changes. 

U.S. Central Command said last night that since the start of the naval blockade of Iranian ports Monday, 21 ships have been turned back to Iran.

The blockade is “on ships attempting to enter or exit Iranian ports,” Central Command said on X.

“Since commencement of the blockade, 21 ships have complied with direction from U.S. forces to turn around and return to Iran,” it said.

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Women, some carrying rifles and rocket launchers and riding on military vehicles, joined in an Army Day parade today in Tehran.