U.S. Boards Charminar, Releases Tanker After Iran Blockade Check

U.S. forces completed a verification boarding of the Comoros-flagged tanker M/T Charminar in the Arabian Sea before allowing it to continue its voyage, U.S. Central Command said. CENTCOM said its renewed naval blockade of Iran remained in full effect as of July 25. The command reported redirecting 12 commercial vessels that tried to breach the blockade, disabling two that did not comply and boarding two to verify compliance. It separately said the Mozambique-flagged M/T Lavine was disabled in the Gulf of Oman on July 24 after repeated warnings and was no longer heading toward Iran.