US forces board a sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean, the Pentagon says
US forces have boarded a sanctioned oil tanker, M/T Tifani, in the Indian Ocean, according to the Pentagon. The vessel was previously sanctioned for smuggling Iranian crude oil in Asia.
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AI-generatedUS forces have boarded a sanctioned oil tanker, M/T Tifani, in the Indian Ocean, according to the Pentagon. The vessel was previously sanctioned for smuggling Iranian crude oil in Asia. The operation took place on Tuesday, hours ahead of an already tenuous ceasefire between the US and Iran. The ship was carrying oil between Sri Lanka and Indonesia when it was intercepted. Despite being a Botswana-flagged vessel, the Tifani is considered "stateless." The Pentagon stated that international waters are not a refuge for sanctioned vessels, echoing previous statements from Trump administration officials.
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5 extractedGen. Dan Caine said the U.S. blockade would extend beyond Iranian waters and the war theater under control of U.S. Central Command.
The Pentagon described the Tifani as “stateless” despite it being a Botswana-flagged vessel.
Ship-tracking data showed the Tifani was carrying oil in the Indian Ocean on Tuesday between Sri Lanka and Indonesia.
The M/T Tifani was boarded "without incident."
U.S. forces boarded an oil tanker previously sanctioned for smuggling Iranian crude oil in Asia.