Iran fires on three ships in Strait of Hormuz derailing US-Iran talks push

A boat sails past a tanker anchored on the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Qeshm island, Iran (Asghar Besharati/AP)

Iran fired on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, underscoring the ongoing threat to global energy supplies and complicating efforts to bring the US and Iran together for talks to end the war.

The attacks, which Iranian media said were carried out by Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, came after President Donald Trump said the US would indefinitely extend the ceasefire with Iran, due to expire on Wednesday.