@Lawrenc09874431: After disabling its engine room with gunfire, U.S. Marines seized a giant Iranian tanker; Trump says it weighs almost as much as an aircraft-carrier.
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U.S. forces fired on and seized a large Iranian oil tanker; Iran responds by vowing to skip a second round of negotiations.
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After U.S. naval gunfire destroyed the ship’s superstructure, Marines seized a massive Iranian tanker. Trump said the vessel weighed almost as much as an aircraft carrier.
Tehran forced the passage partly because its economy is under crushing pressure and partly to test Washington’s resolve to maintain the blockade.
As usual, having lost on the ground, it now tries to save face with words: Tehran is loudly declaring it will skip a second round of talks with the United States.
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