BBC on Hormuz: seized ships still held as uneasy ceasefire calm returns

Thursday, July 2, 2026Confirmed

World Desk

What we know

BBC reporters sailing the strait in early July found two container ships seized by the IRGC in April still in view even as an uneasy calm returned under the MoU’s partial reopen. Fishermen were coming back to Bandar Abbas docks.

Acled data cited by BBC counted at least 96 U.S. strikes in and around Bandar Abbas between Feb. 28 and the April 8 ceasefire.

What's confirmed

BBC visit: seized ships visible; partial reopen calm (BBC).
Acled: ≥96 U.S. strikes around Bandar Abbas in first war phase (BBC).

What's still developing

Fate of the seized hulls under MoU asset/shipping talks.

Sources

BBC — Hormuz visit: seized ships and shark fishermen link