U.S. seizes first Iranian ship in blockade, imperiling talks 61.6%
The Japan Times - By Courtney Subramanian, Salma El Wardany, Alex Longley - 4/19/2026, 10:01 PM
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U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. Navy fired upon and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman after it failed to heed warnings to stop as it left the Strait of Hormuz, the first major encounter in the week-old blockade. Trump said in a social media post that the ship, the Touska, "tried to get past our Naval... more