Trump says U.S. struck, seized Iranian-flagged cargo ship

The United States fired on and captured an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman, President Donald Trump said Sunday.

In a post Real SocialThe President said that the United States seized a ship called “The Guardian”. TOUSKA He issued a stop warning in the Gulf of Oman. When it did not stop, fire was opened on the ship. The USA has been imposing a naval blockade on ships entering and leaving Iranian ports since last week.

“The Iranian crew refused to listen, so our Navy ship blew a hole in the engine room, stopping them in their tracks,” Trump said in his post. “Currently, the ship is in the custody of the US Marine Corps. TOUSKA is under US Treasury sanctions due to its previous history of illegal activity.”

The seizure represents a clear escalation of the blockade and comes after Iran opened fire on merchant ships attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz early on Sunday.

US envoys led by Vice President JD Vance are expected to travel to Pakistan on Monday for a second round of peace talks with their Iranian counterparts, a White House official told CNBC. According to a report in state media, Iran rejected these talks.

Embers warned On Sunday, Iran said it would “disable every Power Plant and every Bridge in Iran” if the United States did not accept terms to end the conflict.

Iran cited the ongoing blockade, which it sees as a violation of the ceasefire reached between the United States and Iran, as one of the reasons for the cancellation of talks expected to be held in Islamabad on Monday.

It was known that TOUSKA last passed through the Arabian Sea. Ship Finder. The container ship is on the US Treasury’s sanctions list.

It is unclear whether TOUSKA was the first capture of the US blockade. Trump said the ship was seized USS SpruanceUS Navy guided missile destroyer.

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