Iran attacks container ship near Strait of Hormuz after Trump extends truce

In the area of the Strait of Hormuz, a container ship was attacked, reported in the Office of Maritime Trade Operations of Great Britain. According to the agency's information, fire was opened on the vessel shortly after an Iranian military boat approached it, Bloomberg noted.

It all happened about 15 nautical miles (about 30 kilometers) off the coast of Oman. An attack by an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) gunboat on the vessel caused "serious damage" to the container ship's bridge (the ship's command and control center). The name of the vessel was not named in the report of the UK's Maritime Commercial Operations Directorate.

The incident, the Financial Times notes, happened after US President Donald Trump announced the extension of the ceasefire with Iran. It was to end on April 22. The U.S. leader attributed his decision to the split within the Iranian leadership and the lack of a unified position for peace talks: "We have been asked to refrain from attacking Iran until its leaders and representatives can develop a unified proposal [to resolve the conflict]," Trump wrote on the TruthSocial social network.

Against this background, on April 21, the cost of Brent crude oil, which after the failure of the next round of negotiations in Pakistan jumped above $100 per barrel - fell to $98.9. At the time of publication, June Brent contracts are trading at $98.32 per barrel. North American WTI crude futures with delivery next month are at $89.26.

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