The US military action against an Iranian cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman has escalated tensions between the United States and Iran.

Iran vows to 'soon respond' after US hits cargo ship www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0420/1569094-middle-east Iran's military has vowed to respond after a US destroyer fired on an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman that tried to evade a US naval blockade.

Iran military vows to 'soon respond' after US destroyer hits cargo ship www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/04/20/us-destroyer-fires-on-seizes-iran-cargo-ship-trying-to-evade-blockade_6752601_4.html US President Trump announced that the Iranian vessel, Touska, ignored warnings to stop in the Gulf of Oman and the USS Spruance 'stopped them right in their tracks by blowing a hole in the engine room.' Iran's military, later on Sunday, vowed to 'soon…

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