What happened

US forces completed what CENTCOM described as a verification boarding of the Comoros-flagged oil tanker M/T Charminar in the Arabian Sea while enforcing the resumed US blockade against Iran. CENTCOM said the tanker was allowed to continue its journey after the inspection. The official release did not publish the vessel's precise position, cargo details, boarding duration, crew information or inspection findings; no damage, casualties or pollution were reported.

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