‘Impossible’ to reopen strait of Hormuz amid ‘flagrant’ ceasefire breaches, Iran says

Iranian forces seize two ships in critical waterway as Washington and Tehran maintain separate blockades

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Iranian forces have seized two ships in the strait of Hormuz as the US and Iran doubled down on imposing separate blockades of the critical shipping waterway that have choked global energy markets.

The standoff over the strait - through which about 20% of the world's oil and liquefied fossil gas passed through during peacetime - has raised doubts about whether stalled peace negotiations will resume.