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strikeMay 20, 2026
US military boards Iranian-flagged oil tanker suspected of trying to breach blockade
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said Wednesday that it boarded an Iranian-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that was suspected of trying to violate the American blockade, the latest action by the Trump administration to try to push Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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- BEN FINLEY, Associated PressBy BEN FINLEY, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said Wednesday that it boarded an Iranian-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that was suspected of trying to violate the American blockade, the latest action by the Trump administration to try to push Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. …
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