Seized Iranian-Flagged Ship Was Part of Fleet That Frequented China

The U.S. hasn’t said what the Touska was carrying. Searching through the containers on board will likely take time and need to be done once the 965-foot ship is towed into a port.

But the Touska’s decision to try to breach the U.S. blockade suggested it was carrying something of value to Iran, said Charlie Brown, a former U.S. Navy officer and senior adviser for United Against Nuclear Iran, a U.S.-based advocacy group. “It must have been worth the risk to try to run the blockade, but they chose poorly,” he said.