Iran Strikes American Warships In Sea Of Oman After U.S. Seizes Iranian Ship Near Hormuz

Iran launched drone strikes targeting U.S warships in the Sea of Oman after American forces fired on and seized an Iranian commercial vessel.

The Iranian attacks were in response to the U.S action, said Iranian media reports, but they did not provide information regarding the scale of the strikes, the number of drones used or if any significant damage was caused to U.S military assets in the region.

The U.S Navy has said that it fired on the cargo ship while it sailed towards Iran’s Bandar Abbas port.

U.S President Trump stated that the vessel identified as Touska had breached the U.S naval blockade of Iran’s port facilities near the Strait of Hormuz, which is why America had taken complete custody of it.

Trump added that U.S Marines boarded the ship after it ignored warnings.

Iran’s military command, the Khatam al-Anbiya, accused America of violating the ceasefire and called it an act of “armed piracy”.

An Iranian official also said that the U.S had lied and disabled the ship’s navigation system before it was forcefully boarded.

The spokesperson added that Iran will soon give a strong response to the U.S. for this illegal act of piracy.

Tehran had initially denied that its ship had been taken by the U.S however acknowledged the incident when the U.S released the footage of the same on social media.

The ship was sailing from China when it was intercepted by U.S forces.

These developments have led to doubts over the continuance of the fragile ceasefire that the two parties are unable to hold until its scheduled end.

Iran has also clarified that it will not be a part of any future talks with the U.S. after this incident and the shifting stance of the U.S.

Trump also warned that he would target Iranian bridges, ports and power plants as Iran responded that it would strike desalination plants and critical infrastructure of its Gulf neighbours housing U.S bases.

Confusion was seen on the U.S side as well, with earlier reports that Vice President JD Vance would lead talks in Islamabad, with contradicting statements coming later from Trump.

Pakistan, which is mediating, ramped up preparations for the planned second round of talks.