US military boards Iranian-flagged oil tanker suspected of breaching blockade
The U.S. military boarded an Iranian-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, suspecting it was attempting to breach an American blockade. This incident marks the fifth vessel boarded since the blockade's implementation under the Trump administration. The action follows President Trump's decision to delay military strikes on Iran to facilitate negotiations.
- ▪The U.S. Navy boarded the M/T Celestial Sea in the Gulf of Oman.
- ▪The tanker was suspected of trying to reach an Iranian port.
- ▪This is the fifth vessel boarded since the blockade began under the Trump administration.
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This U.S. Navy handout photograph released on Apr. 21 by U.S. Central Command Public Affairs shows U.S. forces patrolling the Arabian Sea near the Touska, an Iranian-flagged cargo ship, on Apr. 20. AFP / U.S. NAVY / NAVCENT PUBLIC AFFAIRS / YonhapWASHINGTON — The U.S. military said Wednesday that it boarded an Iranian-flagged commercial oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that was suspected of trying to violate the American blockade.U.S. Central Command said on social media that the M/T Celestial Sea was searched and redirected after being suspected of trying to head to an Iranian port.It’s at least the fifth vessel to be boarded since the Trump administration began the blockade of Iranian shipping.The military boarded the tanker after President Donald Trump said he had called off renewed…
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