Iran Ceasefire Expires April 22: USS Spruance Seized Iranian Ship Touska, No Round 2 Date Set

# Iran Ceasefire Expires April 22: USS Spruance Seized Iranian Ship Touska, No Round 2 Date Set

> **Quick answer:** The US-Iran ceasefire expires Wednesday April 22, 2026, with no extension deal and no second round of talks scheduled. Hours before this article was written, the USS Spruance disabled and seized the Iranian cargo ship Touska by firing into its engine room, Iran re-closed the Strait of Hormuz in response, and WTI crude swung $10 in a single session. The next 48 hours are the most consequential in this conflict since the original ceasefire was agreed on April 8.

The Iran ceasefire expires April 22 and, as of Sunday April 20, no one has a clear answer on what comes next. With the USS Spruance seizure of the Touska marking the first direct military engagement against a vessel since the blockade began, and Iran re-closing Hormuz in retaliation, the diplomatic window has narrowed sharply.

## What Just Happened: USS Spruance Seizes the Touska

On April 19, 2026, the guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance intercepted the Iranian-flagged cargo ship Touska in the Gulf of Oman as it attempted to breach the American naval blockade and reach the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas.

The Touska's crew ignored repeated warnings for six hours. CENTCOM's statement was blunt: the Spruance "disabled Touska's propulsion by firing several rounds from the destroyer's 5-inch MK 45 Gun into Touska's engine room." Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit then boarded the vessel and took "full custody." The Touska had been listed under US Treasury sanctions prior to the incident.