Watch US Marines Rappel Onto Iranian Blockade Runner

The United States Central Command released a new video early Monday morning of Marines boarding and seizing an Iranian ship that tried to bypass the American blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

President Donald Trump announced Sunday the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance fired upon and seized the Touska, an Iranian-flagged cargo ship trying to blow past the American blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. In the 33-second video posted on X by CENTCOM, Marines are seen rappelling onto the vessel from Sikorsky MH-60S helicopters, a navalized version of the UH-60 Blackhawk. (RELATED: CENTCOM Releases Video Showing US Navy ‘Blowing A Hole’ In Cargo Vessel Attempting To Defy Blockade)

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“U.S. Marines depart amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) by helicopter and transit over the Arabian Sea to board and seize M/V Touska,” CENTCOM said in the post. “The Marines rappelled onto the Iranian-flagged vessel, April 19, after guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) disabled Touska’s propulsion when the commercial ship failed to comply with repeated warnings from U.S. forces over a six-hour period.”

Trump declared he was imposing a naval blockade targeting in an April 12 Truth Social post, saying ships that paid an Iranian toll in either Chinese yuan or cryptocurrency would be intercepted by the U.S. Navy.