US blocks Iranian oil flow as three tankers are intercepted in Asian waters

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The US military says it intercepted at least three Iranian-flagged oil tankers in Asian waters and redirected them away from positions near India, Malaysia and Sri Lanka as part of a maritime blockade on Iran; Iran has seized ships and fired on vessels attempting to exit the Gulf, and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is disrupting global oil supplies amid ongoing conflict between the US/Israel and Iran.
- US intercepts at least three Iranian oil tankers in Asian waters: report New York Post
- Exclusive: US intercepts three Iranian oil tankers in Asian waters, sources say Reuters
- The US-Iran war is spilling into the Indo-Pacific. That could make it harder to end CNN
- US forces board a sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean, the Pentagon says AP News
- Secretive Shipments of Iranian Oil to China Are Under Threat by U.S. WSJ
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