Trump says US seized Iranian ship
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President Donald Trump confirmed the action, stating the vessel was stopped after refusing to comply with orders.
US troops have boarded an Iranian-flagged cargo ship after “blowing a hole” in the side of the vessel, Donald Trump has claimed. The US President proudly said his military tracked and blocked the
The USS Spruance "disabled Touska’s propulsion by firing several rounds from the destroyer’s 5-inch MK 45 Gun into Touska’s engine room," CENTCOM stated.
WATCH: US Naval Destroyer Warns Blockade-Busting Iranian Vessel Before Firing On It With Massive Gun
CENTCOM released video of a U.S. Navy destroyer warning an Iranian-flagged cargo vessel before firing on it as it allegedly tried to run the blockade.
Six decades after his actions in Vietnam earned him the Medal of Honor, retired Marine Col. Harvey C. Barnum Jr. witnessed the Navy commission a destroyer in his name.
The military said it had disabled the vessel after it ignored repeated warnings to stop, amid a U.S. blockade of Iranian ports. Marines boarded the ship and seized it.