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U.S. Boards Iranian Ship, Intercepts 28 Vessels in Persian Gulf
U.S. Central Command reported boarding an Iranian cargo ship that ignored warnings and directing 28 vessels to turn around since the blockade began. Conflicting reports emerged on Iranian tankers bypassing the restriction, sparking political reactions. Senators debated the implications in public statements.
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U.S. forces boarded the Iranian cargo ship Touska on Sunday after it attempted to breach a blockade in the Persian Gulf, ignoring multiple American warnings to turn back. U.S. Central Command stated. U.S. Central Command's Tuesday announcement. This action came amid disputed reports of Iranian-linked tankers evading the restriction.
U.S. blockade since its start. Of these, 19 exited the Persian Gulf by passing through the blockade area, while 15 entered the region from the Arabian Sea heading toward destinations linked to Iran.
Separately, a Lloyd's List report on Monday detected a steady flow of shadow fleet traffic, including at least 10 vessels and 11 Iranian tankers. U.S. blockade aims to restrict certain maritime activities related to Iran in the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea, with Vortexa's tracking data providing insights into cargo flows amid these restrictions.
Sen. ) tweeted 'awesome' in response to a post by Ali Vaez linking to the Lloyd's List report. Murphy's tweet garnered 2 million views. Sen. ) accused Murphy of publicly rooting for Iran. Murphy stated that his tweet was sarcasm and wrote on Tuesday morning that Trump's bungled mismanagement of this war is not awesome.
U.S. blockade. U.S. blockade. Host Lawrence Jones asked foreign correspondent Trey Yingst if the report was just Iranian propaganda. U.S. blockade according to reports and information from the region. U.S. officials or details on potential consequences.
