The US says its monitoring a Marshall Islands-flagged cargo ship, which has been boarded by Iranian forces in the Gulf. <br /><br /> The MV Maersk Tigris made a distress call in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important oil shipping channels. <br /><br /> Location of the Maersk Tigris (non-US) cargo vessel seized by #Iran forces — via the business map tool #oil pic.twitter.com/76q7Ahn07G— Javier Blas (JavierBlas2) abril 28, 2015<br /> <br /><br /> The Pentagon says patrol boats fired warning shots across its bow and ordered it into deeper Iranian waters. There has been no immediate comment from Iranian officials. <br /><br /> Earlier media reports suggested the the cargo ship was American, but this has been denied. <br /><br /> Maersk Tigris identified as US ship taken by #Iran , Pentagon says no US citizens aboard. pic.twitter.com/kQuJaKLCXc— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) abril 28, 2015<br /> <br /><br /> According to the Pentagon, the interception appears to be a “provocative” act, but US officials did not have all of the facts su
