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\n\tThe United States military seized an Iranian container ship near the Gulf in the early hours of Monday, sending tensions spiralling hours before Washington is due to send negotiators to Pakistan for talks aimed at ending their war, Al Jazeera<\/a> reports.<\/div>\n
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\n\tThe US Central Command (CENTCOM) and President Donald Trump claimed the Touska was hit after it refused to follow US orders to withdraw from its planned passage through the Strait of Hormuz. The US has been imposing a naval blockade since last Monday<\/div>\n
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\n\t\tIran has responded by describing the attack and hijack as an act of \u201cpiracy\u201d, and threatened retribution. On Monday, hours after the attack and capture, Iran said it had no plans to send its negotiators for talks with the US in Islamabad.<\/div>\n
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\n\t\tThis is the first non-military Iranian ship that US forces are known to have hit during the current war, and the first Iranian cargo vessel that the American military has captured since the start of its week-long naval blockade.<\/div>\n
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\n\t\t\tA little after midnight in Iran, CENTCOM announced that its guided-missile destroyer, the USS Spruance, had fired its 5-inch (127 mm) MK 45 gun at the ship\u2019s engine room and disabled it.<\/div>\n
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\n\t\t\tAccording to the US military, the Touska was attempting to cross from the Arabian Sea through the Strait of Hormuz and was headed to the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas.<\/div>\n
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\n\t\t\tSince April 13, the US military has enforced a naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, in response to Iran blocking the passage of most vessels through the narrow waterway \u2014 except ships belonging to nations that have struck deals with Tehran.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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