Hyderabad, April 20 -- Tensions between the United States and Iran escalated on Monday, April 20, as Tehran said it launched drone attacks on US military vessels after American forces seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship near the Strait of Hormuz, on the 13th day of a fragile ceasefire.

The United States said its Navy intercepted the vessel in the Arabian Sea as it sailed towards Bandar Abbas. After repeated warnings, forces fired on the engine room to stop it, and Marines boarded the ship after the crew failed to comply.

In response, Iranian media reported that drones were launched towards US military vessels, with state television confirming the deployment shortly after the interception.

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