According to Trump, the cargo ship attempted to get through the U.S. blockade on Iranian ships, but was stopped.
Trump wrote on Truth Social that after issuing a warning, the military fired on the ship, “blew a hole into the engine room,” and then seized it.
“We have full control of the vessel and are investigating what is on board,” Trump wrote.
He stated earlier on Sunday that Iran had fired in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, calling it a “total violation of our ceasefire agreement.”
On Monday, the US will send a delegation to the mediator country Pakistan for new Iran talks. Iran has not yet officially announced whether it intends to participate in the talks, but according to state-controlled news agencies, it has stated that it will not participate “as long as the US blockade continues.”
On Wednesday, the US began a blockade of ships from Iranian ports to put pressure on the country. On Friday, Iran opened the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway critical to the global economy, only to declare it closed again the next day.
However, the strait remained open until Israel and the United States began hostilities with Iran on February 28. The Iranian regime responded by restricting traffic in the strait.
The ceasefire between the parties expires on Wednesday.
