Trump Says US Seized Iranian Ship, Blew Hole in Its Engine Room

President Donald Trump said the Navy stopped and boarded an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman, “blowing a hole” in its engine room after it ignored warnings to stop.

A US guided missile destroyer “intercepted the TOUSKA in the Gulf of Oman, and gave them fair warning to stop,” Trump wrote on a social media post Sunday. “The Iranian crew refused to listen, so our Navy ship stopped them right in their tracks by blowing a hole in the engineroom. Right now, US Marines have custody of the vessel.”