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Trump Orders Two-Week Blockade, US Navy Intercepts Iranian Ship

4/30/2026

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President Donald Trump announced a two-week maritime blockade of Iran after Islamabad talks failed.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) reported that 38 ships turned around and destroyer USS Spruance intercepted Iranian vessel M/V Touska in the Arabian Sea.
President Trump posted on Truth Social that the blockade will stay until Iran submits a proposal while Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters warned of a response if Washington continues ‘blockade, banditry and piracy.’

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President Donald Trump announced a two-week maritime blockade of Iran after Islamabad talks failed.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) reported that 38 ships turned around and destroyer USS Spruance intercepted Iranian vessel M/V Touska in the Arabian Sea.
President Trump posted on Truth Social that the blockade will stay until Iran submits a proposal while Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters warned of a response if Washington continues ‘blockade, banditry and piracy.’