U.S. Boards Iranian-Flagged Tanker Suspected of Trying to Breach Blockade
The U.S. military searched the Iranian-flagged M/T Celestial Sea and redirected it as part of enforcement actions against Tehran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
- On Wednesday, U.S. Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit boarded the Iranian-flagged oil tanker Celestial Sea in the Gulf of Oman, suspecting it of attempting to violate the American blockade by transiting toward an Iranian port.
- The blockade of Iranian ports, imposed by the Trump administration in mid-April, aims to pressure Tehran into reopening the Strait of Hormuz and force the military to intercept vessels suspected of violating the mandate.
- Amid the ongoing maritime standoff, 1,550 vessels from 87 countries remain stranded in the Persian Gulf, while the Celestial Sea boarding marks the fifth commercial ship intercepted by American forces since mid-April.
- American forces later released the tanker, returning 20 Iranian sailors to Tehran after intensive consultations between the Iranian foreign minister and Pakistani and Singaporean counterparts resolved the standoff.
- President Donald Trump paused planned military strikes against Iran after Gulf allies urged patience, claiming negotiations could soon end the conflict in West Asia and resolve the maritime standoff.
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Washington—The U.S. Army boarded on Wednesday a commercial oil tanker with an Iranian flag in the Gulf of Oman suspected of dealing with the blockade imposed on Iranian ports, Central Command reported. The Command indicated on social media that M/T Celestial Sea was registered and diverted on suspicion that it was attempting to address an Iranian port. It is at least the fifth vessel to be boarded since the Trump administration initiated the blo…
US Military Boards Tanker Suspected of Trying to Breach Blockade
The US military said Wednesday that it boarded an Iranian-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that was suspected of trying to violate the American blockade, the latest action by the Trump administration to try to push Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the AP reports. US Central...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said Wednesday that it boarded an Iranian-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that was suspected of trying to violate the
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