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centerBREAKINGIran principlists call for ships to be seized in Straight of Hormuz: Press review
Submitted by MEE correspondent on Thu, 04/23/2026 - 11:51 Meanwhile, BBC Persian faces criticism over alleged pro-Pahlavi bias and a seven-year-old killed in the Minab school strike brings focus to child victims of war A video screen capture said to show the Iranian seizure of the container ships MSC Francesca and Epaminondas in the Strait of Hormuz, broadcast on Iranian state TV on 22 April 2026 (IRIB/Handout via Reuters) Off Principlists urge Hormuz closures, ship seizures to counter US pressu
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