According to him, after the order to stop, the Iranians ignored the demand, after which the destroyer attacked the ship, punching a hole in the engine room.
At the moment, the ship is under the control of the US Marine Corps. Trump also added that Touska is under sanctions from the US Treasury.
US Central Command said the commercial vessel failed to comply with repeated warnings for six hours. The military showed a video of the landing on the ship from a helicopter.
US Marines depart amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) by helicopter and transit over the Arabian Sea to board and seize M/V Touska. The Marines rappelled onto the Iranian-flagged vessel, April 19, after guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) disabled Touska's… pic.twitter.com/mFxI5RzYCS
— US Central Command (@CENTCOM) April 20, 2026
Context
After Trump's threats about the “death of an entire civilization,” on April 7, the parties agreed to a two-week truce: during this time, the United States will not strike Iran, and Tehran will open the Strait of Hormuz.
On April 11, US and Iranian delegations held talks in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, but they failed to conclude an agreement. After this, on April 12, Trump announced a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz by the US Navy.
On April 17, the head of the White House announced that Iran had pledged to “never again close the Strait of Hormuz.” On April 18, Tehran announced that the United States was not complying with the agreement and again closed the Strait of Hormuz.
