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Tuesday, April 21, 2026
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Tuesday, April 21, 2026
US forces board tanker as part of efforts to curb support for Iran
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleWASHINGTON — US forces boarded a sanctioned tanker without incident in the Indo-Pacific region as part of the effort to disrupt vessels providing support to Iran, the Pentagon says in a post on X.
Overnight, U.S. forces conducted a right-of-visit, maritime interdiction and boarding of the stateless sanctioned M/T Tifani without incident in the INDOPACOM area of responsibility.⁰⁰As we have made clear, we will pursue global maritime enforcement efforts to disrupt illicit… pic.twitter.com/EGwDe3dBI3
— Department of War ???????? (@DeptofWar) April 21, 2026
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