U.S. military says it seizes another oil tanker associated with Iran

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The seizure comes a time aft Iran attacked 3 cargo ships successful the strait, capturing 2 of them, successful a determination that intensified its battle connected shipping successful the cardinal waterway done which 20% of the world's traded lipid passes successful peacetime.

Published - April 23, 2026 06:12 p.m. IST - Dubai

Oil tanker Majestic X. Photo credit: X/@DeptofWar

The U.S. subject connected Thursday (April 23, 2026) seized different tanker associated with the smuggling of Iranian oil, ratcheting up a standoff with Iran a time after its paramilitary Revolutionary Guards took power of 2 vessels successful the important Strait of Hormuz.

The Defence Department released video footage of U.S. forces connected the platform of the lipid tanker Majestic X, which was seized successful the Indian Ocean.

Published - April 23, 2026 06:12 p.m. IST

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