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US Marines Board Oil Tanker in Gulf of Oman to Enforce Blockade

  • U.S. Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit boarded the oil tanker M/T Wen Yao in the Gulf of Oman to enforce the naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions with Iran.
  • U.S. forces redirected three commercial vessels attempting to bypass the blockade, disabled one that failed to comply, and boarded another to verify compliance as part of ongoing maritime security operations.
  • CENTCOM stated that the Strait of Hormuz and surrounding waters remain free and open except for vessels trying to violate the U.S. blockade.
  • Iran condemned the U.S. naval blockade, warning it caused insecurity in the Strait of Hormuz and threatening potential retaliation.
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The U.S. has boarded a marine tank vessel in Omansík, where it has expanded its attacks on IranAmerician Marines to turn a ship into a subtributive blockade of Iranian ports. Seven people have been injured by an Awwdar attack on Bender Abbasi.

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Arab News broke the news in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Thursday, July 16, 2026.
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