Hormuz to turn into graveyard of US Navy? Iran threatens Trump, forces him to release hijacked ship?

Published on May 04, 2026 12:23 pm IST

Amid a pause in the Iran war, the U.S. Navy seized the Iranian ship M/V Touska, fired on its engine room and held its crew for more than two weeks before transferring them to Pakistan for repatriation. Tehran raged over “piracy,” and a top aide to Mojtaba Khamenei warned of a “graveyard” for U.S. carriers.

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