US EditionUS military says it has seized another oil tanker associated with Iran
The vessel had been sanctioned in 2024 for smuggling Iranian crude, and U.S. officials said 31 ships have been turned back since the blockade began.
- On Thursday, U.S. forces seized the oil tanker Majestic X in the Indian Ocean, with the Defense Department releasing footage of troops boarding the vessel; the ship was sanctioned in 2024 for smuggling Iranian crude oil.
- This seizure followed Iran's attacks on three cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, when the Revolutionary Guard captured two of the vessels, intensifying the maritime standoff.
- European Union energy commissioner Dan Jørgensen warned Wednesday that shipping disruptions cost Europe around $600 million daily, while Brent crude oil prices surged over $100 per barrel, marking a 35% increase.
- The Defense Department stated it will "continue global maritime enforcement to disrupt illicit networks and interdict vessels providing material support to Iran," while Iranian officials accused the U.S. of "disregard and lack of good faith."
- While negotiators prepare for Washington meetings to extend a fragile 10-day ceasefire, the maritime standoff continues to threaten global energy supplies and risks further escalation in the region.
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MichaelSavage.com – US military seizes sanctioned tanker transporting Iranian oil
US forces have seized a Guyana-flagged tanker transporting Iranian oil in the Indian Ocean, the War Department confirmed Thursday. The Pentagon released footage of the seizure of the Majestic X on social media, with photos showing American troops on the deck of the vessel. https://twitter.com/DeptofWar/status/2047272909920444776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2047272909920444776%7Ctwgr%5Eb04ac3ddbcecf32fbc33be8e08c57dc349e5…
The U.S. Navy intercepted and boarded a sanctioned tanker that was sailing with Iranian crude oil in the Indian Ocean, the U.S. Department of War reported Thursday, maintaining a naval blockade off the coast of the Islamic Republic. “During the night, U.S. forces carried out a maritime interdiction and an approach in exercise of the right of visit of the sanctioned ship M/T Majestic X, without flag, carrying oil from Iran, in the Indian Ocean wi…
US Forces Board Sanctioned Iran-Linked Tanker in Indian Ocean
U.S. forces boarded a sanctioned, Iran-linked oil tanker in the Indian Ocean overnight, the Pentagon said on April 23, in the latest expansion of Washington’s global maritime enforcement campaign aimed at cutting off Tehran’s oil revenues and supply networks to further degrade Iran’s warfighting capacity. In a statement posted on X, the Department of War said American forces carried out a “maritime interdiction and right-of-visit boarding” of th…
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