Hormuz 22 April 2026 #1 lalasor Thu, 04/23/2026 - 01:42 Strait of Hormuz Thu, 04/23/2026 - 12:00 22 April 2026 The IRGC announced that two ships "were identified and stopped in the order to uphold the rights of the noble Iranian nation in the Strait of Hormuz". A White House spokesperson stated that "Iran has gone from having the most lethal navy in the Middle East to now acting like a bunch of pirates. They don’t have control over the strait. This is piracy that we are seeing on display, and the naval blockade that the U.S. has imposed continues to be incredibly effective". Meanwhile, U.S. Central Command reported that "U.S. forces have directed 29 vessels to turn around or return to port as part of the U.S. blockade... American forces are operating and enforcing the blo