US President Donald Trump says American forces have seized an Iranian cargo ship near the Strait of Hormuz.
He says the TOUSKA was trying to break the US blockade on Iranian ports.
He says the US navy now has custody of the vessel.
Al Jazeera’s Rosiland Jordan has more from Washington, DC and Ali Hashem is monitoring developments from Tehran.
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