Donald Trump says that the US is blockading the Strait of Hormuz. What does this mean in practice?
The US military attacked and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship on 19 April. The US president, Donald Trump, said the vessel, named Touska, had tried to get around the US naval blockade of the strait of Hormuz. Iran’s joint military command described the seizure as an act of 'armed piracy' and vowed to retaliate
The high stakes confrontation over control of the Strait of Hormuz between the United States and the Islamist Iranian regime took another step up the escalation ladder Sunday with the U.S. The post US Seizes Iranian Cargo Ship Trying to Run Strait of Hormuz Blockade; Trump Says Navy Stopped Ship by ‘Blowing a Hole in the Engine Room’ appeared first on The…
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. “The U.S. Navy Guided Missile Destroyer USS SPRUANCE intercepted the TOUSKA [ship] in the Gulf of Oman, and gave them fair warning to stop,” the president wrote in a Truth…
“The Iranian crew refused to listen, so our Navy ship stopped them right in their tracks by blowing a hole in the engineroom,” he added.
The fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran is set to expire this week, with both countries accusing the other of violations over the weekend. More American troops are on their way to the region. Charlie D'Agata reports.
