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Dramatic Moment Marines Drop onto Iranian-Flagged Tanker to Enforce Blockade
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May 20, 2026
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2:25Now PlayingNew Video posted by US Central Command shows Marines boarding an oil tanker, along with this information: "Earlier today in the Gulf of Oman, U.S. Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit boarded M/T Celestial Sea, an Iranian-flagged commercial oil tanker suspected of attempting to violate the U.S. blockade by transiting toward an Iranian port. American forces released the vessel after searching and directing the ship’s crew to alter course. U.S. forces continue to fully enforce the blockade and have now redirected 91 commercial ships to ensure compliance."
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