Navy Fired On, Seized Iranian Ship, Trump Says

US forces have taken control of an Iranian-flagged vessel in the Gulf of Oman, President Trump posted Sunday, after firing on the ship when it tried to move through an American blockade. Trump said the Touska's crew did not comply with orders to stop, "so our Navy ship stopped them right in their tracks by blowing a hole in the engineroom." He said that Marines have "full custody of the ship" and are "seeing what's on board," the Wall Street Journal reports. The ship had been sanctioned by the Treasury Department for illegal activity, Trump said, per the New York Times. A guided missile destroyer made the interception, he said, per the AP.

Earlier in the day, Trump announced that US negotiators were returning to Pakistan, but state media later said Iran has not agreed to resume the meetings, per the Times. Iranian reports cited the administration's "excessive demands, unrealistic expectations, constant shifts in stance, repeated contradictions, and the ongoing naval blockade." Iran has made last-minute threats to not attend negotiations before but eventually appeared, per the Journal. Both nations accused the other on Sunday of violating the ceasefire; Trump said Iran was firing on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran contended the US blockade is a "war crime and crime against humanity" because it's intended to punish the Iranian people.