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Donald Trump said in a social media post that America had taken custody of an Iranian-flagged cargo

ship in the Gulf of Amman.

A U.S. Navy destroyer had intercepted the vessel and blown a hole in the engine room when

the crew refused to stop.

He came.

The ship was attempting to get past the American

blockade of Iran. Earlier, Mr. Trump said that American negotiators would return to Islamabad,

the capital of Pakistan, on Monday for further talks with Iranian officials. Talks last weekend

ended without agreement. Mr. Trump mocked Iran's closure of the Strait of Rums on Saturday, a day after

its reopening. It was strange because our blockade has already closed it. He threatened to destroy

Iran's power stations and bridges if no deal was reached. Eight children, aged between one

and 14, were killed in a shooting across several locations

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