The US Central Command has transferred the crew of the Iranian cargo vessel M/V Touska to Pakistan for repatriation after the ship was seized in the Gulf of Oman for allegedly breaching a naval blockade.
Iran announced it will not participate in the second round of US-Iran peace talks in Islamabad after the US Navy seized an Iranian-flagged cargo vessel near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday. Tehran called the boarding an act of piracy and a violation of the fragile ceasefire, with its military command vowing to respond. Brent crude jumped to $95/barrel as the fate of the ceasefire - days before its expiry - and Trump's claim that the war was close to ending are now in serious doubt.
US Navy destroyer USS Spruance intercepted Iranian-flagged cargo vessel TOUSKA in the Gulf of Oman on Saturday after the ship ignored repeated warnings to stop. The destroyer fired several rounds from its 5-inch MK 45 gun into the vessel's engine room, disabling its propulsion. US Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit boarded and took custody of the ship. Iran responded by launching drones toward US warships and announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, citing violation of ceasefire conditions by the US naval blockade.
US Navy intercepted the Iranian-flagged cargo ship TOUSKA in the Gulf of Oman after it ignored six hours of warnings. The USS Spruance fired its 5-inch MK 45 gun into the vessel's engine room to disable it, then US Marines boarded and took custody. Iran retaliated by launching drones toward US warships and announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz until the US naval blockade is lifted.
US forces seized Iranian cargo vessel M/V Touska in the north Arabian Sea after the ship failed to comply with repeated warnings over a six-hour period. Guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance disabled the vessel's propulsion by firing into its engine room, then US Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit boarded and took custody. The vessel was en route to Bandar Abbas, Iran, in violation of the US naval blockade announced April 13.
US guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance fired on Iranian-flagged cargo vessel M/V Touska in the Gulf of Oman after a six-hour standoff, disabling its engine room with 5-inch rounds. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit subsequently boarded and seized the vessel, which CENTCOM said was attempting to breach a US-imposed naval blockade and reach the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas via the Strait of Hormuz.
