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Friday, July 17, 2026
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Friday, July 17, 2026
US military says Marines board a vessel in the Gulf of Oman for ‘verification’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleUS Marines boarded a vessel in the Gulf of Oman for “verification,” US Central Command says in a post on X.
The military adds that the US has also redirected three commercial vessels trying to run its US blockade of Iranian ports and disabled another to ensure compliance with the blockade.
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