In brief
The US Navy has seized an Iranian ship that entered the Gulf, responding to its failure to heed a warning to stop. President Trump has confirmed the action on social media, prompting Iran to label it as a breach of ceasefire and threatening retaliation. This incident marks the first successful apprehension of a ship since the US began enforcing a blockade on Iranian ports.
The US has intercepted an Iranian ship entering the Gulf as part of its naval blockade, US President Donald Trump has said.
Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform that the ship was seized by the US Navy after failing to respond to a warning to stop.
Iran said it was a violation of the ceasefire and it would retaliate soon for an act of armed piracy.
It's the first ship to be seized by the US since its blockade of Iranian ports began.
Here's what we know so far about it.
