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President Trump says U.S. forces seized Iranian-flagged cargo ship attempting to breach U.S. naval blockade

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President Donald Trump said Sunday U.S. forces hit and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship that allegedly attempted to breach a U.S. naval blockade.

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  1. U.S. seizes Iranian-flagged cargo ship near Strait of Hormuz as new talks are in question

    Headline from NBC4 Washington ·

  2. Newest

    President Trump says U.S. forces seized Iranian-flagged cargo ship attempting to breach U.S. naval blockade

    Headline from KYMA Yuma ·

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  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    U.S. seizes Iranian-flagged cargo ship near Strait of Hormuz as new talks are in question (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Trump said a U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer in the Gulf of Oman warned the ship to stop and then “stopped them right in their tracks by blowing a hole in...

  2. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    US seizes Iranian-flagged ship near Strait of Hormuz; Tehran vows swift response (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    Las Vegas Review-Journal's feed description

    The United States attacked and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship it said had tried to evade a naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz.

  3. Boston

    Trump says US seizes Iranian-flagged cargo ship near Strait of Hormuz that tried to pass blockade (opens Boston)

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    Boston's feed description

    President Trump said the US seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship that tried to get around a naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz.

  4. Philadelphia Inquirer

    U.S. seizes Iranian-flagged cargo ship near Strait of Hormuz and Tehran vows to respond (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    The news threw into question President Trump's earlier announcement that U.S. negotiators would head to Pakistan on Monday for another round of talks with Iran.

  5. Newsweek

    Trump says US Navy seized Iranian ship after it tried to break blockade (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Trump said U.S. forces intercepted and seized an Iranian‑flagged ship after it ignored warnings and tried to breach a U.S. naval blockade.

  6. Townhall

    U.S. Forces Seize Iranian Ship That Attempted to Evade Naval Blockade (opens Townhall)

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    Townhall's feed description

    U.S. Navy seizes Iranian cargo ship Touska attempting to evade Strait of Hormuz blockade.

  7. Wyoming Public Media

    U.S. seizes Iranian cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    The U.S. has taken custody of an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz after firing on its engine room, President Trump said in a post on social media.

  8. Fortune

    Trump says Marines have seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship that tried to evade blockade after Navy blew a 'hole in the engineroom' (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    Trump on social media said the ship was warned by a U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer in the Gulf of Oman to stop, but it did not.

  9. New York Post

    US Navy destroyer ‘blows a hole’ through Iranian cargo ship that tried to break Hormuz blockade, Trump says (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The US seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship after "blowing a hole" in its engine room when it tried to break past the Navy blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, President Trump revealed Sunday.

  10. Seattle Times

    US Navy seizes an Iranian-flagged ship near Strait of Hormuz and Tehran vows swift response (opens Seattle Times)

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    Seattle Times's feed description

    The U.S. says it has attacked and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship near the Strait of Hormuz that tried to get around its blockade of Iranian ports.

  11. The Guardian

    US military seized Iranian-flagged container ship, Trump says (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Trump says cargo ship tried to get past US naval blockade near strait of Hormuz ‘and it did not go well for them’

  12. Al Jazeera

    Trump says US seized Iran-flagged ship trying to get past Hormuz blockade (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    US president says his country’s forces ⁠stopped cargo ⁠ship Touska by ‘blowing a hole’ in ‌its engine room.

  13. East Idaho News

    US seizes Iranian-flagged ship near Strait of Hormuz and Tehran vows to respond (opens East Idaho News)

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    East Idaho News's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States said it attacked and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship that tried to get around a naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, the first interception since its blockade of Iranian ports began last week.

  14. KYMA Yuma

    President Trump says U.S. forces seized Iranian-flagged cargo ship attempting to breach U.S. naval blockade (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    KYMA Yuma's feed description

    President Donald Trump said Sunday U.S. forces hit and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship that allegedly attempted to breach a U.S. naval blockade.

  15. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    US military attacks, seizes Iranian vessel (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    WASHINGTON -- The United States attacked and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship it said had tried to evade its naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, and Iran's joint military command vowed to respond, throwing a fragile ceasefire into question days before it expires.

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  17. WTOP Washington DC

    The Latest: Iran threatens to respond after US Navy seizes an Iranian-flagged cargo ship (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    President Donald Trump said the U.S. forcibly seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship that tried to get around a naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday…

  18. WHDH Boston

    US seizes Iranian-flagged ship near Strait of Hormuz and Tehran vows to respond - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States said it attacked and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship that tried to get around a naval blockade near the Strait

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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