"The US Central Command (CENTCOM) and President Donald Trump claimed the Touska was hit after it refused to follow US orders to withdraw from its planned passage through the Strait of Hormuz."
"Iran has responded by describing the attack and hijack as an act of piracy, and threatened retribution."
"This is the first non-military Iranian ship that US forces are known to have hit during the current war, and the first Iranian cargo vessel that the American military has captured since the start of its week-long naval blockade."
"Under its blockade, the US military is barring any ships belonging to Iran, or travelling to or from Iranian ports, from passing through the strait."
The US military captured the Iranian container ship Touska, marking the first non-military Iranian vessel hit during the ongoing conflict. The US claims the ship was attempting to evade a naval blockade imposed since April 13. Iran condemned the action as piracy and threatened retaliation. Following the incident, Iran announced it would not send negotiators to planned talks in Pakistan. The USS Spruance disabled the Touska's engine room as it attempted to navigate through the Strait of Hormuz towards Bandar Abbas.
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