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US military boarded a tanker in the Arabian Sea

2026-07-27

Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[Regnum] US military personnel boarded a tanker in the Arabian Sea for an inspection. The country's Central Command reported this on July 26.

"US forces have completed a test boarding of the Comoros-flagged tanker M/T Charminar in the Arabian Sea, and the tanker is now continuing its journey," the department noted on social media.

Since the start of the naval blockade of Iran, US forces have redirected 12 commercial vessels, disabled two ships that refused to comply, and boarded two more.

Earlier, the US attacked a tanker carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in the Gulf of Oman, killing two crew members. US forces fired two missiles at the tanker, which was heading toward Iranian territorial waters from the Gulf of Oman. A source told the channel that the US military struck the vessel after mistakenly assuming it was carrying Iranian gas.

Tensions in the Middle East escalated three weeks after the US and Iran signed a memorandum ending the conflict. In early July, the US announced the end of the ceasefire and resumed attacks on Iran. Washington also announced the resumption of a naval blockade of Iranian ports. The IRGC began launching retaliatory strikes against US targets in the Middle East.

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