SEATTLE (Oil Monster): US Department of War today announced that, American forces have boarded an oil tanker previously sanctioned for smuggling Iranian crude oil in Asia.
In a social media post, the Pentagon said US forces conducted a right-of-visit maritime interdiction and boarded the Crude Oil vessel ‘Tifani’ without incident. Ship-tracking data showed the Tifani was carrying oil in the Indian Ocean today between Sri Lanka and Indonesia.
The Pentagon described the Tifani as stateless despite it being a Botswana-flagged vessel. It’s the latest move in the US war on Iran to stop any ship tied to Tehran or those suspected of carrying supplies that could help its government, from weapons and oil to metals and electronics.
The announcement comes hours ahead of the expiration of an already tenuous ceasefire between the US and Iran.
Courtesy: www.newsonair.gov.in
