Times of India20/04/2026PolitiqueIndia
US Seizes Iranian Cargo Ship TOUSKA in Gulf of Oman, Iran Vows Retaliation
Marines board vessel after six-hour standoff; Tehran warns of response to 'armed piracy' days before fragile ceasefire expires
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- US forces seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship TOUSKA in the Gulf of Oman after a six-hour standoff with the vessel, which refused to comply with warnings from the USS Spruance destroyer.
- US Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit boarded and took custody of the ship, which is under US Treasury sanctions.
- Iran initially denied the seizure, claiming US forces were forced to retreat, but later confirmed the incident and called it 'armed piracy,' warning it would respond and retaliate.
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US forces seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship TOUSKA in the Gulf of Oman after a six-hour standoff with the vessel, which refused to comply with warnings from the USS Spruance destroyer. US Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit boarded and took custody of the ship, which is under US Treasury sanctions. Iran initially denied the seizure, claiming US forces were forced to retreat, but later confirmed the incident and called it 'armed piracy,' warning it would respond and retaliate. The incident escalates tensions days before a fragile ceasefire is set to expire.
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