![[ rfe/rl banner ]](https://tbh.center/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/What-Xis-Purge-Of-A-Top-General-Means-For-China.gif "Iranian Military Command Vows Revenge For US Seizure Of Cargo Ship")
00:14 20.4.2026
Iran’s top joint military command accused US forces of violating a cease-fire by shooting at and seizing an Iranian commercial vessel in the Gulf of Oman and vowed to retaliate “soon,” according to state media.
State media quoted a spokesperson as saying early on April 20 that the ship was traveling from China to Iran when it was intercepted.
“We warn that the armed forces of the Islamic republic of Iran will soon respond and retaliate against this armed piracy by the US military,” the spokesperson said.
Hours earlier, US President Donald Trump and the Pentagon announced that the US forces had fired upon and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship that attempted to evade a US maritime blockade.
US Central Commandsaid the ship, the Touska, “failed to comply to repeated commands” over a six-hour period. The guided-missile destroyer Spruance fired several rounds into Touska’s engine room, it said. Trump said the ship was now under US control.
Source: trump-khamenei/33640284.html?lbis=450118
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