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 April 19, 2026.
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US Navy destroyer fires on Iranian cargo ship

Graham Flanagan
2026-04-20T18:54:28.906Z
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US Central Command shared a video showing a US Navy destroyer firing at an Iranian cargo vessel in the Arabian Sea. The USS Spruance intercepted the ship after its crew refused repeated warnings to stop. After verbal warnings and the sounding of an alarm, the destroyer fired rounds onto the cargo ship with its MK 45 gun.

According to CENTCOM, US Marines now have custody of the ship. Iran confirmed the seizure of the vessel, and said it would retaliate "soon."

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