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Monday, April 20, 2026
CENTCOM posts footage of US Marines seizing Iranian ship
US Central Command posts footage of Marines rappelling onto the Iranian-flagged vessel Touska, which it seized last night as part of its blockade of Iranian ports.
“U.S. Marines depart amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) by helicopter and transit over the Arabian Sea to board and seize M/V Touska. The Marines rappelled onto the Iranian-flagged vessel, April 20, after guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) disabled Touska’s propulsion when the commercial ship failed to comply with repeated warnings from U.S. forces over a six-hour period,” CETCOM writes on X, describing the operation.
U.S. Marines depart amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) by helicopter and transit over the Arabian Sea to board and seize M/V Touska. The Marines rappelled onto the Iranian-flagged vessel, April 20, after guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) disabled Touska’s… pic.twitter.com/Vk88389cDr
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) April 20, 2026
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