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On April 19, 2026, the USS Spruance fired on and seized the Iranian-flagged cargo vessel Touska in the Gulf of Oman after a six-hour standoff, marking the first forcible interception since the US imposed a naval blockade of Iranian ports. The seizure sent oil prices surging over 7%, drew a swift Iranian vow of retaliation, and exposed deep legal fault lines over freedom of navigation in one of the world's most critical maritime chokepoints.