US Says It Boarded Oil Tanker, First During Iranian Blockade

The US government said it stopped and boarded a sanctioned oil tanker in its campaign to disrupt Iran’s shipping network, the first such intervention since the imposition of a blockade...

By Grant Smith · Bloomberg Markets

The US government said it stopped and boarded a sanctioned oil tanker in its campaign to disrupt Iran’s shipping network, the first such intervention since the imposition of a blockade just over a week ago.