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US Intercepts Iran Oil Supertankers as Tehran Keeps Hormuz Shut

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US forces boarded a sanctioned supertanker carrying oil from Iran in the Indian Ocean, the latest enforcement action in a blockade of the Islamic Republic’s shipping. #iran #worldnews #politics #trump #usa #israel

The overnight maneuver involved a tanker called the Majestic X, the Pentagon said in a statement on X. The ship is also known as the Phonix, a Very Large Crude Carrier able to transport 2 million barrels of oil.

The maneuver, days after multiple other supertanker interdictions, serves as a reminder that the US is willing to target Iran’s oil trade hundreds of miles from the the Persian Gulf state’s territorial waters. The military intercepted another crude carrier around the same area on Monday, east of Sri Lanka.

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