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2026-04-20 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

US says it seized Iranian ship that tried to break blockade; Tehran vows to retaliate

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1 Backgroung on TOUSKA
The Touska, which can carry up to around 4,800 20-foot-long containers, had been traveling back from a Chinese chemical-storage port laden with cargo, according to AIS data provided by the global intelligence company Kpler. The Gaolan port is located in Zhuhai, a city on China’s southeastern coast. Experts previously told The Washington Post that it is a known loading port for chemicals including sodium perchlorate, a key precursor for solid rocket fuel that Iran needs for its missile program, though it is not immediately clear what materials were on the ship.

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