Iran vows retaliation as Trump’s navy seizes ship in Strait of Hormuz | World | News
Local Iranian media reported possibility of retaliation (Image: Getty)
While Trump announced that he “made a hole” in the Iranian tanker and seized the ship, the Iranian Armed Forces announced that they would soon retaliate against the US attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
Local Iranian media reported on the possibility of retaliation, quoting a spokesman for the Seal Prophet Central Headquarters. “The aggressor US, in violation of the ceasefire and through piracy, attacked one of Iran’s merchant ships in the waters of the Oman Sea by opening fire and boarding the ship with a number of terrorist sailors, disabling the navigation system,” the spokesman said, according to Tasnim News Agency, a news source affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. he said.
“We warn that the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran will soon respond and retaliate against this armed piracy by the US military,” the spokesman said.
The warnings emerged shortly after President Trump announced via social media on Sunday that the United States had seized an Iranian cargo ship.
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“Today, an Iranian-flagged cargo ship named TOUSKA, nearly 900 feet long and nearly the weight of an aircraft carrier, attempted to bypass our Naval Blockade, and that did not go well for them. The U.S. Navy Guided Missile Destroyer USS SPRUANCE intercepted the TOUSKA in the Gulf of Oman and gave them fair warning to stop,” the President said in a statement on Truth Social Post. he said.
“The Iranian crew refused to listen, so our Navy ship blew a hole in the engine room, stopping them in their tracks. The ship is now in the custody of the US Marine Corps. TOUSKA is under US Treasury Sanctions due to its previous history of illegal activity. We have full custody of the ship and we see what’s on board!” The President added.
On Saturday, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Navy announced they would close the Strait of Hormuz, declaring the Trump administration’s blockade a violation of the peace agreement.
The country’s joint military command stated: “Control of the Strait of Hormuz has returned to its previous state, under the strict management and control of the armed forces.”
He also warned that the Trump administration would continue to block passage through the strait as long as its blockade continues.
Israel has been constantly attacking Iran since the beginning of hostilities (Image: Getty)
As the two-week ceasefire between the United States, Israel and Iran approaches its end on Wednesday, President Trump announced that American negotiators will travel to Pakistan on Monday to extend the ceasefire. However, the Iranian delegation did not provide any response regarding their participation on Monday.
The president has threatened to destroy Iran’s civilian infrastructure if Iran rejects the US-proposed peace deal. “If they don’t, the United States will disable every power plant and every bridge in Iran,” Trump wrote. The last round of negotiations, led by Vice President J.D. Vance, collapsed after Vance announced that Iran had rejected American demands to abandon its nuclear weapons development program.
“But the reality is that we need to see a positive commitment that they will not seek nuclear weapons and that they will not seek the means to quickly obtain nuclear weapons,” Vance told reporters after 21 hours of talks in Pakistan. he said. “That’s the primary goal of the president of the United States. That’s what we tried to achieve through these negotiations.”
