15 resultsfor “US military seizes Iranian ship TOUSKA”
US military seized the Iranian container ship Touska close to the Gulf, claiming it was attempting
seized](/news/2026/4/20/us-captures-iranian-ship-touska-amid-mediation-efforts-all-we-know) the Iranian-flagged container ship Touska close to the Strait of Hormuz in the northern Arabian Sea as it was en route to the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas. The US military
US captures Iranian ship Touska amid mediation efforts: All we know The United States military seized
US military fired on and seized the Iranian‑flagged container ship Touska, with Tehran days
military escalation, hours after the US Navy [intercepted and seized](/news/2026/4/19/trump-says-us-seized-iran-flagged-ship-trying-to-get-past-hormuz-blockade) the Touska, a 274 metre-long [900 feet], Iranian-flagged container ship
military [seized an Iranian-flagged container ship](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/19/trump-us-seizes-iran-flagged-cargo-ship) trying to cross raising concerns an escalation of hostilities would prevent peace talks resuming. US central command said the Touska
Touska was seized by US forces in the Gulf of Oman, close to the Strait of Hormuz, on April 20 after Washington accused the crew of failing to comply with the US naval blockade
seized Iranian-flagged container ship, Trump says The [US military](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-military) took custody of an [Iranian](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran)-flagged container ship that attempted to get past an American blockade near the strait
Iranian ports. US forces have since intercepted or turned back dozens of ships, and seized a container ship, the [Touska](/news/2026/4/20/us-captures-iranian-ship-touska-amid-mediation-efforts-all-we-know). On Monday, the US announced that its crew had been repatriated to Iran from
seized the Iranian-flagged cargo ship, Touska, in the Gulf of Oman, and US Marines were “seeing what’s on board!” - The US president said Iran has committed a “serious violation” of the ceasefire
Touska, had ignored orders to withdraw from its route through the Strait of Hormuz. Days later, on April 22, the IRGC fired on three ships in the strait and seized two [foreign container vessels](/news/2026/5/8/as-us-and-iran-weigh-peace-deal-stranded-seafarers-wait-in-limbo
seized one of its cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz as part of Washington's blockade on Iranian vessels in the vital waterway, and just two days before the ceasefire is set to expire
seized an Iran-linked tanker on Sunday, further heightening tensions between the longtime adversaries. ## What has the US said? On Sunday, Trump announced that US negotiators would travel to the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, on Monday
seized an Iranian cargo ship that tried to run its blockade, and Iran said it would retaliate. Efforts to build a more lasting peace in the region likewise appeared to be on uncertain ground
seized an Iranian-flagged container ship close to the Strait of Hormuz in the northern Arabian Sea, amid its blockade of Iranian ports. It was similar to a scene which played out in the 1980s