U.S. Marines Board Iranian Tanker in Gulf of Oman

U.S. Marines boarded and redirected an Iranian-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Tuesday as Washington continued tightening enforcement of its maritime blockade targeting vessels trading with Iran.

In a statement posted to X, the U.S. military’s Central Command said Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit boarded the tanker M/T Celestial Sea after the vessel was suspected of attempting to violate the blockade by transiting toward an Iranian port.

“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