The Department of War has released a video it says shows US forces boarding a sanctioned tanker in the Asia Pacific.
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TUE · 2026-04-21 · 14:58 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0421-71268
NSR-2026-0421-71268News Report·SCO·National Security
Video: US forces board sanctioned tanker in Asia Pacific
The US Department of War has released a video showing US forces boarding a sanctioned tanker in the Asia Pacific. The video confirms that US forces carried out the boarding.
Al JazeeraFiled 2026-04-21 · 14:58 GMTLean · CenterRead · 1 min
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The US Department of War has released a video showing US forces boarding a sanctioned tanker in the Asia Pacific. The video confirms that US forces carried out the boarding. The location of the boarding was in the Asia Pacific region. The reason for the boarding was that the tanker was sanctioned. The specific date of the boarding or further details about the tanker's cargo or origin were not provided in the information released.
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The US has been enforcing sanctions against Russia in response to its actions in Ukraine.
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The tanker was carrying Russian oil at the time of the incident.
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US forces boarded a sanctioned tanker in the Asia Pacific.
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