Today, the US Defense Department declared that it seized a “sanctioned stateless ship” in the Indian Ocean during the night.
The ship, M/T Majestic X, was transporting oil from Iran, the department stated in a post on X.
“The post stated, ‘We will maintain worldwide maritime enforcement to hinder illegal networks and intercept ships offering material assistance to Iran, regardless of their location.’”
Earlier this week, the US Defense Department seized another stateless ship, M/T Tifani, that had been penalized for carrying Iranian oil.
The Pentagon has stated before that international waters do not serve as a “sanctuary for sanctioned vessels.” According to Xenix News, experts claim the open sea is a more secure location for the US Navy to conduct interdictions.
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