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Trump says U.S. has seized Iranian-flagged cargo ship near Strait of Hormuz
World·BreakingU.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that the U.S. has forcibly seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship near Strait of Hormuz that tried to pass naval blockade.Announcement comes after conflicting reports on new round of peace talks in PakistanThe Associated Press · Posted: Apr 19, 2026 8:53 AM EDT | Last Updated: 9 minutes agoListen to this articleEstimated 6 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.Peace talks with Iran to resume Monday in Pakistan: Trump6 hours ago|Duration 9:25U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post Sunday that U.S. negotiators will be in Pakistan on Monday to resume peace negotiations with Iran. Trump also threatened to 'knock out every single Power Plant, and every single Bridge, in Iran' if it doesn't take the deal that the U.S. is offering.President Donald Trump said the U.S. forcibly seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship that tried to get around a naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, the first such interception since the blockade of Iranian ports began last week.Trump on social media said the ship was warned by a U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer in the Gulf of Oman to stop, but it did not. He said the Navy "stopped them right in their tracks by blowing a hole in the engineroom" and that U.S. marines had custody of the vessel, named Touska, and were "seeing what's on board!"There was no immediate Iran comment. The news threw into question Trump's earlier announcement that U.S. negotiators would head to Pakistan on Monday for another round of talks with Iran.That had raised hopes of extending a fragile ceasefire set to expire by Wednesday, even as Washington and Tehran remain in a standoff over the Strait of Hormuz.A White House official speaking on background told CBC News that U.S. Vice-President JD Vance and envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would be leading the U.S. delegation in Islamabad.Iran has not confirmed it would attend. While its chief negotiator, parliament speaker Mohammed Bagher Qalibaf, said in an interview aired on state television late Saturday that "there will be no retreat in the field of diplomacy," he acknowledged a wide gap remained between the sides.Host Pakistan also did not confirm a second round, but authorities began tightening security in Islamabad. A regional official involved in the efforts said mediators wer...
Trump says US seized Iran-flagged ship trying to get past Hormuz ...
US president says his country’s forces stopped cargo ship Touska by ‘blowing a hole’ in its engine room.US President Donald Trump has said United States forces have seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship that tried to get past his country’s naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz.There was no immediate comment by Iran.In a social media post on Sunday, Trump said the ship, named Touska, was warned by a US Navy guided missile destroyer in the Gulf of Oman to stop, but its “crew refused to listen”.He added that the US Navy “stopped them right in their tracks by blowing a hole in the engine room” and that US Marines had custody of the vessel, and were “seeing what’s on board”.
Trump says US Navy intercepted Iranian-flagged ship in Strait of Hormuz
President Trump on Sunday said the U.S. military attacked an Iranian-flagged cargo ship attempting to bypass the U.S. naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.
US Navy intercepts and seizes Iranian-flagged cargo ship, Trump says
The US has intercepted and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship attempting to get past its blockade of Iran's ports, Donald Trump says The ship was given "fair warning to stop" in the Gulf of Oman ...
