US Destroyer Halts Iranian-Flagged Blockade Runner With Inert Rounds

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A U.S. Navy destroyer fired nine inert rounds into the engine room of the Iranian-flagged cargo vessel M/V Touska after the ship ignored multiple warnings during a maritime blockade in the Arabian Sea; Marines later boarded and captured the vessel and crew as part of ongoing enforcement against Iranian traffic and mine threats near the Strait of Hormuz.
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