US Central Command says US naval forces disabled two additional Iranian-flagged oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman, raising the total to four. Alongside the action, CENTCOM reports that 57 commercial vessels were redirected in the region. It also claims that more than 70 oil tankers carrying an estimated $13 billion in oil were blocked under US measures aimed at Iran.
President Trump said U.S. Navy actions against Iran are “like pirates” after U.S. forces seized a ship and its oil cargo. The remarks come as the U.S., Israel, and Iran remain locked in a spiraling conflict marked by naval blockades and mounting casualties, with knock-on effects disrupting global oil shipments.
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The US Navy intercepted the Iranian vessel M/V Sevan in the Arabian Sea, forcing it to retreat toward Iranian waters. Identified as part of Iran’s “shadow fleet,” the tanker was caught as the US intensifies a naval blockade aimed at curbing Iranian energy exports. Since the blockade began, US forces have redirected 37 vessels to enforce sanctions.
A US guided-missile destroyer, USS Rafael Peralta, intercepted an Iranian-flagged ship under a broader effort to enforce a maritime blockade against Iran. CENTCOM said similar interdictions have occurred across regions, aiming to stop sanctioned Iranian oil from reaching its destination. The US also signaled it will keep conducting these operations in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
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