U.S. Navy seizes Iranian-flagged ship near Strait of Hormuz, Tehran vows swift response as West Asia conflict escalates
A view of Iranian-flagged cargo ship M/V Touska as the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class Aegis guided missile destroyer USS Spruance conducts its interception in a location given as the north Arabian Sea, in this screen capture from a video released on April 19, 2026. Photo: CENTCOM/Handout via Reuters The United States attacked and seized an…