US holding vital medical equipment and Iranian crew hostage

On 19 April, American naval pirates in the Sea of Oman— answerable to Trump — hijacked a full cargo of medical equipment onboard the Iranian cargo ship Touska hostage.

Unbridled US piracy in international waters

American guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance intercepted the vessel as it headed towards the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas. US forces have since released six of the crew but is still holding 22 crew members.

The equipment seized aboard the vessel included dialysis machines needed desperately by kidney failure patients.

Iran’s Red Crescent Society has described the so-called “interception” as a criminal act of priacy endangering, as it says, the lives of vulnerable Iranians dependent on the seized equipment.

Anticipating retaliatory strikes

The attempted US maritime blockade against Iran has leaked like a sieve, and the latest act of piracy exposes exactly that.

The US continues to build up forces in what Tehran believes is preparation for a new wave of attacks, despite knowing the grave global consequences it will trigger as Iran retaliates.

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