US forces board and release Iranian tanker Celestial Sea
US forces boarded the Iranian tanker Celestial Sea on Wednesday over suspected blockade violations. The vessel was released after a search and course change.
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The United States military boarded and searched an Iran-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday. The intervention targeted the M/T Celestial Sea over suspicions of violating a blockade. The action highlights persistent friction in critical energy transit corridors.
### Security Intervention in the Gulf of Oman U.S. Central Command confirmed that forces boarded the commercial vessel on Wednesday. The military suspected the tanker of violating a blockade before conducting a search of the ship.
