US seizes Iranian cargo ship, Tehran plans to retaliate
Otago Daily Times Online News [Unofficial]
April 19, 2026
A view of Iranian-flagged cargo ship Touska as USS Spruance (DDG 111) conducts its interception in a location given as the north Arabian Sea, in this screen capture from a video released by US Central Command. Photo: CENTCOM/Handout via REUTERS
The United States has seized an Iranian cargo ship that tried to run its blockade and Iran said it would retaliate, raising the possibility that the ceasefire between the two countries might not last for even the two days it is set to remain in force.
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