Trump says U.S. Marines have seized Iranian ship and says it tried evade blockade

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump says U.S. Marines have seized Iranian ship and says it tried to evade blockadePresident Donald Trump warned on Monday that any Iranian ships approaching the blockade would be ‘immediately eliminated’Graig Graziosi in Washington, D.C. Sunday 19 April 2026 22:07 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2960726","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/iranian-ship-seized-us-marines-trump-b2960726.html","title":"Trump says U.S. Marines have seized Iranian ship and says it tried to evade blockade"}}CloseRelated video: Iran says control over Strait of Hormuz reimposed as US breached 'commitments'Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US po...