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US Forces Board a Sanctioned Oil Tanker in the Indian Ocean, the Pentagon Says
U.S. forces boarded the sanctioned M/T Tifani without incident as Washington expands maritime enforcement against ships linked to Tehran.
- On Tuesday, U.S. forces boarded the M/T Tifani, a sanctioned oil tanker, in the Indian Ocean; the Pentagon said the operation in the Indo-Pacific region occurred without incident.
- Military officials highlighted the interdiction as part of a global effort to disrupt illicit networks providing material support to Iran, enforcing a naval blockade against contraband vessels.
- Video footage showed service members rappelling onto the vessel's deck; the Pentagon designated it "stateless" despite being Botswana-flagged and carrying oil between Sri Lanka and Indonesia.
- Vice President JD Vance prepares to lead a delegation to Pakistan for negotiations as a two-week ceasefire expires Wednesday, with the United States and Iran divided on nuclear programs.
- Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine noted last week the U.S. blockade extends beyond the Middle East, including the Pacific, with military notices declaring goods destined for an enemy are subject to capture "at any place beyond neutral territory.
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US Forces Board Iran-Linked Tanker in the Indian Ocean - News From Antiwar.com
The US War Department said on Tuesday that US forces boarded an Iranian-linked tanker in the Indian Ocean as the US continues to enforce a blockade against Iran, despite it being a major obstacle to peace talks. The Pentagon said that the tanker, the Tifani, was carrying Iranian oil and…
U.S. forces intercepted and boarded a tanker that was sanctioned and linked to Iran in the Indo-Pacific area, according to the Department of War on Tuesday, in a further pressure action against the Islamic Republic, over which Washington maintains a naval blockade. "During the night, U.S. forces carried out, without incident, an exercise of visiting rights, maritime interdiction and boarding of the tanker M/T Tifani, a vessel sanctioned and flag…
US interdicts stateless sanctioned tanker sailing from Iran to China
U.S. forces conducted a boarding and interdiction operation overnight on a stateless sanctioned crude oil tanker in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) area of responsibility, the Department of War announced Tuesday.The operation saw U.S. forces board the M/T Tifani, a stateless crude oil tanker previously sanctioned by the U.S. State Department for facilitating the transfer of Iranian oil between ships.The military boarded the ship in IND…
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