Source: Associated Press
“U.S. forces have boarded an oil tanker previously sanctioned for smuggling Iranian crude oil in Asia, the Pentagon said Tuesday, as it puts into place a global warning to track down vessels tied to Tehran. U.S. forces ‘conducted a right-of-visit maritime interdiction’ and boarded the M/T Tifani ‘without incident,’ the Pentagon said on social media. The Tifani was captured in the Bay of Bengal — between India and Southeast Asia — and was carrying Iranian oil, according to a U.S. defense official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing military operation. The U.S. military will decide in the next four days what to do with the vessel, such as tow it back to the U.S. or turn it over to another country, the official said.” (04/21/26)
https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-tifani-sanctioned-ship-bd0190ae22d133d85f331cb300b179bf