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Ted Cruz: “An Iranian flagged cargo ship named Tuska, nearly 900 foot…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Published | Video Starts at 03:05

And we have now, taken from the President's words, we have taken that ship. Well, here's what President Trump put out on Truth Social today. An Iranian flagged cargo ship named Tuska, nearly 900 foot long and weighing almost as much as an aircraft carrier, tried to get past our naval blockade and it did not go well for them. The US Navy guided missile destroyer USS Spruance intercepted the Tuska in the Gulf of Oman and gave them fair warning to stop. The Iranian crew refused to listen. (03:05–03:19)

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Asserts that the Iranian cargo ship Tuska attempted to breach a U.S. naval blockade.

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