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actions against sanctioned ships, the US has seized not only the ship itself but also the oil on board. In 2020, it confiscated fuel from four tankers allegedly carrying Iranian
US military ships. Ebrahim Azizi, the head of the Iranian parliament’s National Security Committee, told Al Jazeera that Iran’s actions
US Navy will "blow to hell" any Iranians that attack them and will take action against any ship
US Navy attacked and [seized](/news/2026/4/20/us-captures-iranian-ship-touska-amid-mediation-efforts-all-we-know) an Iranian-flagged cargo ship on Sunday that it said had tried to evade its blockade. The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman declared that these actions
ships that “vessels will be boarded for interdiction and seizure transiting to or from Iranian ports”. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, meanwhile, said Washington was preparing a new raft of actions
US marines now have custody of the vessel. “The TOUSKA is under U.S. Treasury Sanctions because of their prior history of illegal activity,” Trump added. The cargo ship was stopped near Iran’s border with
shipping firms and vessels alleged to be operating as part of Iran’s [shadow fleet](/news/2026/1/23/us-sanctions-iran-shadow-fleet-it-says-fuels-violent-protest-crackdown). Bessent claimed such actions “have disrupted tens of billions of dollars in revenue” and had helped to “rapidly” depreciate
ships trying to navigate the strait, is trying to send a message that it can maintain its chokehold on the world economy. The US, through its blockade of Iranian ports, is trying something more immediate
action](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trumps-abrupt-u-turn-plan-re-open-strait-hormuz-came-backlash-allies-rcna343845?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=69fbe50e0fdc870001c62686&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter), suggested it was because Riyadh, and other Gulf capitals, were not informed beforehand. Elsewhere, Saudi commentary said the shutdown of US operations was only made after an Iranian attack
Iranian ports following the April ceasefire in an effort to force Tehran to accept Washington’s terms in negotiations. The disruption to shipping through the strait, which has sent shockwaves through the global economy
ships, including those previously deemed friendly, to pass until the US lifts its own naval blockade. Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref said on April 19 that the “security of the Strait of Hormuz
action could resume. Iranian state television quoted a senior military official saying commercial vessels would be allowed travel through the strait of Hormuz but only along a determined route and with the permission
ships through the Strait of Hormuz was always going to produce a reaction from Iran. This week's urgent question is whether it ends there or whether more action and reaction power a slide back
Iranian attacks and also deployed vessels to remove mines. NATO countries like the United Kingdom, Belgium, the Netherlands, France and Italy also joined. But in the current standoff in the Strait of Hormuz, US allies
actions by major players — from the United States to Iran, and Russia to China — threaten to rip apart the rules that have helped ships navigate choppy ocean waters, say experts. ## The Hormuz battleground
Iranian media said Tehran’s latest 14-point proposal included the withdrawal of US forces from areas surrounding Iran, lifting the US blockade on the strait of Hormuz, releasing Iran’s frozen assets, payment
action to ensure Strait of Hormuz safety Gulf states are pushing a United Nations Security Council resolution that threatens Iran with sanctions and other measures if it does not halt attacks on ships
US actions, such as its naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, as violations of the ceasefire and obstacles to meaningful dialogue. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in a conversation with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif
Iranian‑flagged container ship Touska, with Tehran days later capturing two foreign commercial vessels. Although nearly all Republicans voted down the War Powers Resolution on Thursday, Senator Susan Collins of Maine broke ranks to side
ships remain stranded there.  US secretary of state Marco Rubio briefs reporters on Iran war at White House