U.S. Central Command has released video showing the warning and the moment of firing on the Iranian cargo ship Touska.
Trump provided new details, describing the TOUSKA as nearly 900 feet long and stating the USS SPRUANCE was the vessel involved.
President Trump provided new details, describing the TOUSKA as nearly 900 feet long and weighing almost as much as an aircraft carrier.
Trump's statement provides official confirmation of the interception and specifies the vessel is now in US custody.
Trump confirmed the seizure and identified the vessel as the TOUSKA, a nearly 900-foot-long cargo ship.
Trump's statement provides new details, specifying the ship's size (nearly 900 feet long), the method of disabling (a strike to the engine room), and that the vessel was under US Treasury sanctions.
Trump provided a direct quote confirming the ship is in US custody and that an inspection of its cargo is underway.
Trump provided new details, stating the ship was struck in the engine room to stop it and is now under examination by US forces.
Trump provided additional details in a Truth Social post, specifying the ship's size (nearly 900 feet long, weighing almost as much as an aircraft carrier) and confirming the engine room was struck to disable it.
Trump personally announced the action on social media, specifying the USS Spruance as the vessel that fired on and disabled the Touska.
The vessel attempted to avoid the blockade by hugging the Iranian southern coast and was intercepted very close to the Pakistani sea border with Iran.
The message adds that the ship was intercepted about 50km off Iran's coast and that its voyage originated from Port Klang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The message specifies the USS Spruance (DDG-111) as the intercepting vessel.
President Trump provided new details, stating the TOUSKA attempted to run the blockade and was given repeated warnings by the USS Spruance before being intercepted.
The boarding occurred in international waters, and the vessel was intercepted in the Gulf of Oman after crossing the Arabian Sea.
The vessel's last tracked location was five hours ago, according to Kpler's map.
Trump provided new details: the USS SPRUANCE fired on the ship's engine room after warnings were ignored, and US Marines now have custody while inspecting cargo.
Trump provided new details, stating the ship was 'nearly 900 feet long and weighing almost as much as an aircraft carrier' and that it was stopped by 'punching a hole in the engine room.' He also confirmed the vessel is currently under US Marine control.
The message adds that the USS Spruance 'blew a hole in its engine room' to disable the TOUSKA and that US Marines now have custody of the vessel.
U.S. Marines have boarded and taken control of the seized Iranian vessel TOUSKA.
President Trump's statement explicitly confirmed the vessel was struck and boarded as it attempted to breach the naval blockade.
CENTCOM provided new details on the attack, specifying the USS Spruance used its 5-inch gun to strike the TOUSKA's engine room and disable its propulsion.
CENTCOM has released video of the USS Spruance firing its main gun into the TOUSKA's engine room, confirming the method of disabling the vessel.
CENTCOM released video showing the USS Spruance firing its 5-inch Mk 45 gun into the TOUSKA's engine room after the vessel ignored warnings for six hours.
CENTCOM has released video and audio of the USS Spruance warning the vessel.
CENTCOM has released new operational details, specifying the location as the Arabian Sea, the vessel's speed and destination, and the six-hour warning process conducted by the USS Spruance.
CENTCOM has released video footage of the TOUSKA interception and stated that U.S. forces have directed 25 commercial vessels to turn around or return to an Iranian port.
CENTCOM has released footage of the destroyer USS Spruance firing its main gun at the vessel.
The USS Spruance was identified as the destroyer involved, and US Marine Force Recon units from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit conducted the boarding operation.
CENTCOM provided a detailed timeline, specifying the vessel was intercepted in the north Arabian Sea en route to Bandar Abbas, that warnings were issued over a six-hour period, and that the propulsion was disabled by gunfire targeting the engine room before Marines boarded.
Trump posted a personal message confirming the attack and seizure, and Iran's armed forces issued a new warning of retaliation.
The crew of the TOUSKA is now confirmed to be in the custody of U.S. Marines.
CENTCOM has released footage showing the US Navy firing warning shots at the vessel during the interception.
CENTCOM has released video footage showing the warning and the moment of firing on the cargo ship Touska.
