US President Donald Trump speaks during a Turning Point USA event at Dream City Church on April 17, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona.
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President Donald Trump said Sunday that the United States attacked and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman.
In a post to Truth Social, the President said that the US intercepted the ship named TOUSKA in the Gulf of Oman and warned it to stop, and when it did not stop, it was fired upon. The US has been imposing a naval blockade of ships entering and exiting Iranian ports since last week.
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