IRGC revenge: Iran drags US Allies to Iranian coast, tracking off, crews safe but movement blocked?

Tensions surge in the Strait of Hormuz as Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps detains commercial vessels MSC Francesca and Epaminondas, pulling foreign crews into the escalating U.S.-Iran standoff. Nationals from multiple countries remain onboard but reportedly unharmed, even as ships are redirected toward Bandar Abbas. The incident, seen as retaliation after earlier U.S. seizures, raises global alarm over maritime safety and the risk of wider conflict.