US Central Command has just released a video of U.S. Marines intercepting an Iranian-flagged oil tanker trying to violate blockade in the Gulf of Oman.
Here’s the video and what they announced:
Earlier today in the Gulf of Oman, U.S. Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit boarded M/T Celestial Sea, an Iranian-flagged commercial oil tanker suspected of attempting to violate the U.S. blockade by transiting toward an Iranian port. American forces released the vessel after searching and directing the ship’s crew to alter course.
U.S. forces continue to fully enforce the blockade and have now redirected 91 commercial ships to ensure compliance.