Washington DC, April 19 -- US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) claimed that American forces have taken full custody of an Iranian-flagged cargo vessel, TOUSKA, after it attempted to breach a US naval blockade in the Gulf of Oman.

The US President said that a nearly 900-foot-long cargo ship was intercepted by the US Navy Guided Missile Destroyer USS Spruance after it refused to comply with warnings.

"Today, an Iranian-flagged cargo ship named TOUSKA, nearly 900 feet long and weighing almost as much as an aircraft carrier, tried to get past our Naval Blockade, and it did not go well for them. The U.S. Navy Guided Missile Destroyer USS SPRUANCE intercepted the TOUSKA in the Gulf of Oman and gave them fair warning to stop. The ...