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The military said it had disabled the vessel after it ignored repeated warnings to stop, amid a U.S. blockade of Iranian ports. Marines boarded the ship and seized it.
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President Trump announcing the U.S. Navy struck and seized an Iranian tanker attempting to cross the U.S.' blockade. It comes as the U.S.' ceasefire with Iran is in jeopardy. The White House says negotiators, including Vice President JD Vance, will return to Pakistan tomorrow for a new round of peace talks with Iran. NBC News' Molly Hunter reports from Tel Aviv.
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The Iran-flagged Touska was on the U.S. Treasury's sanctions list because of a history of illegal activity, Trump said.
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The two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran is set to expire Wednesday. And the two sides seem far from a resolution. President Trump says the US has taken custody of an Iranian vessel.
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