Trump Announces US Navy Seized Blockade-Defying Iranian Cargo Vessel After 'Blowing A Hole' In Engine Room

President Donald Trump announced Sunday the U.S. Navy fired upon and seized an Iranian-flagged vessel trying to run the American blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump announced a naval blockade of the maritime chokepoint in an April 12 Truth Social post, saying ships that paid an Iranian toll in either Chinese yuan or cryptocurrency would be intercepted by the U.S. Navy. The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG-111) fired on the container ship Touska in the Gulf of Oman, "blowing a hole" in the vessel's engine room, Trump said in a post on Truth Social...