Iranian Military Threatens Action Against US After Iranian Vessel Seized

Trump said American negotiators would head to the Pakistani capital of Islamabad for talks.

A screenshot from a U.S. military video shows USS Spruance (DDG 111) intercepting M/V Touska as it transits the north Arabian Sea enroute to Bandar Abbas, Iran, on April 19, 2026. U.S. Central Command/X

Iran’s military said it will take “decisive action” against the United States after the U.S. government announced it boarded an Iranian-flagged ship that attempted to bypass a week-long naval blockade.

The Iranian-flagged cargo ship, the M/V Touska, was disabled by a guided-missile destroyer as it transited the Arabian Sea on April 19, U.S. Central Command said in a post on X.