Overview
- CENTCOM, which released video Sunday, said the destroyer USS Spruance disabled the Iranian‑flagged M/V Touska after hours of warnings and U.S. Marines then boarded and took the ship into custody.
- Iran called the boarding “armed piracy” and warned it would retaliate, with state media saying the vessel had sailed from China before heading toward Bandar Abbas.
- Tehran now says it has no plans to attend the next Islamabad meeting, even as Pakistan prepares for talks and U.S. officials signal a delegation could travel.
- Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains choked under dueling restrictions, pushing Brent crude roughly 5% higher near $95 and jolting broader markets.
- The blockade of Iranian ports and Iran’s controls over the narrow waterway—where about one‑fifth of seaborne oil normally moves—threaten tighter fuel supplies and higher shipping and energy costs for many countries.