Live updates: U.S. boards another tanker as Iran blockade standoff snarls Hormuz
The U.S. military has boarded another tanker involved in smuggling Iranian oil, amid an intensifying maritime standoff between the U.S. and Iran. Iran's forensics chief reported nearly 3,400 people killed in the country since U.S.-Israeli strikes began on Feb. 28.
The U.S. military has boarded a sanctioned tanker, M/T Majestic X, involved in smuggling Iranian oil in the Indian Ocean. This operation is part of the U.S. efforts to disrupt illicit networks supporting Iran. The maritime standoff between the U.S. and Iran has intensified, with Tehran attacking and seizing commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's forensics chief reported nearly 3,400 people killed since U.S.-Israeli strikes began on Feb. 28. The U.S. has turned around 31 ships in its naval blockade, which Iran considers a 'main obstacle' to new peace talks. Lebanon will seek an extension of the ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah in talks in Washington.
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