Video footage published Friday morning documents US military personnel boarding a full oil tanker flying an Iranian flag in the Gulf of Oman, as part of enforcing the naval blockade on Iran, according to the documentation.
The newly published footage, which emerged Friday morning, shows US service members boarding a fully loaded oil tanker flying an Iranian flag in the Gulf of Oman. The footage confirms visual details of an operation that US Central Command had already described in statements and images released at 00:33 Jerusalem.
At 00:33 Jerusalem, CENTCOM confirmed that Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit boarded the tanker M/T Wen and redirected three commercial vessels attempting to bypass restrictions against Iran. The command also released images of the boarding. At 03:53 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that US forces had stopped oil tankers attempting to breach the blockade, citing a report.
The boarding is part of the 'Steel Wall' naval blockade on Iran, which The Zioneer has reported on since June. On June 8, US forces disabled an empty oil tanker heading for Iran with a missile strike on its steering and propulsion systems. On June 11, the US military disabled another tanker attempting to breach the blockade using missile fire.
The footage has not been independently verified, and it is unclear whether the tanker was attempting to deliver oil to or from Iran. The US Navy has not officially commented on this specific boarding.
5 developments
- StrongUS Navy disables oil tanker heading for Iran in Gulf of Oman
- StrongUS military reportedly stopped oil tankers breaching blockade in Gulf of Oman
- StrongUS military disables tanker attempting to breach blockade on Iran
- StrongNew York Post: US stations two aircraft carriers in Gulf of Oman as pressure on Iran grows
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- Internal intake