US Central Command announced on Saturday that US forces disabled another oil tanker sailing toward Iran for violating the US Navy blockade of Iranian ports.
Video from the mission released by CENTCOM shows US forces conducting a “verification boarding” on a Comoros-flagged tanker in the Arabian Sea and attacking a Mozambique-flagged tanker in the Gulf of Oman after it “attempted to violate the blockade multiple times.”
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The disabled tanker is “no longer transiting to Iran,” and the Comoros-flagged tanker is “now continuing its journey,” CENTCOM announced.
US Central Command said in a statement on Saturday,
The U.S. naval blockade against Iran remains in full effect. As of July 25, CENTCOM has redirected 12 commercial vessels trying to run the blockade, disabled 2 that didn’t comply, and boarded 2 to ensure total compliance.
Earlier today, U.S. forces completed a verification boarding aboard Comoros-flagged M/T Charminar in the Arabian Sea, and the tanker is now continuing its journey.
CENTCOM forces disabled Mozambique-flagged M/T Lavine in the Gulf of Oman, July 24, after the crew attempted to violate the blockade multiple times and ignored repeated warnings. The ship is no longer transiting to Iran.
American 🇺🇸 forces remain highly vigilant, focused, lethal, and ready.
Meanwhile, Iran said it stopped four tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz by firing “warning shots” on Saturday. “Four vessels that had intended to transit through the southern area of the Strait of Hormuz via an illegal and unsafe route were stopped over the past 24 hours after warning shots were fired by the IRGC Navy,” the IRGC said on Saturday.
This comes after US forces on Thursday completed a 13th consecutive night of attacks against Iranian military capabilities in and around the Strait of Hormuz since the fighting resumed earlier this month.
Video from CENTCOM shows the most recent attacks from the nearly two-week-long airstrike campaign:
There were no new bombings on Friday, which would have been the 14th consecutive night of strikes.
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