
US Military Boards, Seizes Iranian Oil Tankers
The U.S. military announced it boarded and seized an oil tanker carrying Iranian oil in international waters, marking the first such action during an ongoing Iranian blockade. This incident follows reports of a second Iranian vessel also being seized by the U.S.
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U.S. Military Stops and Boards M/T Tifani, Tanker Carrying Iranian Oil, Pentagon Says
The seizure was the latest U.S. effort to squeeze Iran’s oil-reliant economy, and came days after the Navy boarded an Iranian cargo ship near the Strait of Hormuz.
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The U.S. military said Tuesday it seized an Iran-linked tanker in international waters, in what appeared to be a fresh move to enforce its blockade as the cease-fire nears expirati...
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