Iranian commandos seize an Israeli-linked container ship near Strait of Hormuz
![This image made from a video provided to The Associated Press by a Mideast defense official shows a helicopter raid targeting a vessel near the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2024/04/13/ap24104339126398_custom-ffaface00c779869f8963d121499c16736fd60f5.jpg)
Commandos from Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard rappelled down from a helicopter onto a container ship near the Strait of Hormuz and seized the vessel as tensions in the region heightened.
![](https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=1244583830)