For the first time in nearly four decades, US Navy uses deck gun; USS Spruance fires at Iranian cargo ship

A US Navy destroyer, the USS Spruance, fired its main gun at an Iranian ship on April 19, 2026. This marks the first such action in almost four decades. The Iranian vessel, Touska, ignored warnings ...

Was the US seizure of an Iran ship legal? Depends if this ceasefire is considered as war or peace

Iran has termed the seizure as piracy while the US says its action was lawful. So who’s right here? The answer depends on ...