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Pentagon says US forces intercepted vessel transporting oil from Iran

The US Department of War says US forces have intercepted a vessel in the Indian Ocean that was transporting oil from Iran.

In a post on social media platform X, it said, “Overnight, US forces carried out a maritime interdiction and right-of-visit boarding of the sanctioned stateless vessel M/T Majestic X transporting oil from Iran, in the Indian Ocean within the Indopacom area of responsibility”.

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