Published April 28, 2015 11:14am EDT | Updated May 21, 2015 1:31pm EDT

Pentagon Says Ship That Iran Seized Was From Marshall Islands

A cargo ship that Iran has seized was from the Marshall Islands and not the U.S., news services reported, citing a Pentagon spokesman. Earlier Middle East news reports said the ship was from the U.S. The Pentagon spokesman did confirm that Iranian patrol boats fired shots across the vessel's bow and ordered it deeper into Iranian waters.