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A U.S. vessel has been fired on and steered to the Bandar Abbas port by Iran on Tuesday, according to reports by the Saudi news network, Al Arabiya. Iran's Fars News Agency also reported that an "American trade vessel" had been confiscated.

Senior U.S. Navy officials told NBC News there had not been any confrontation between Iran's Revolutionary Guard and any Navy ships, however.

The cargo ship is reported to have 34 crew members aboard and was steered to the port which is located off the southern coast of Iran, as per Al Arabiya.

It is not clear yet what type of cargo the ship was carrying.

Update from RT:
The Pentagon denies the vessel belongs to the US, claiming it is registered in the Marshall Islands.

A Pentagon spokesman has confirmed that Iranian forces boarded the Marshall Island-flagged Maersk Tigris vessel after patrol boats fired warning shots across its bow and ordered it deeper into Iranian waters, Reuters reports.

The vessel initially ignored the warning but complied after the shots were fired, U.S. Army Colonel Steve Warren said.

The ship had no US citizens on board and was traveling through the Strait of Hormuz when it was seized, the spokesman said, adding that US planes and the USS Farragut responded to a distress call from the vessel and are monitoring the situation.

According to Reuters tracking data, the Maersk Tigris is 'underway.' Its status is set to 'fast' and its destination is listed as 'Jebel Ali.'