US boards, releases vessel suspected of heading to Iran

Middle East Eye · April 28, 2026 Sanctions

US boards, releases vessel suspected of heading to Iran US Central Command said forces boarded and later released a commercial ship suspected of heading to Iran after determining it would not dock at an Iranian port. A video showed Marines descending from a helicopter onto the Comoros-flagged vessel in the Arabian Sea. CENTCOM said it has now redirected 39 vessels since the start of the blockade on Iranian ports.

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