WSJ: U.S. Military to Board and Seize Iranian-Linked Ships in the Coming Days

BlockBeats News, April 18th, according to WSJ report, U.S. officials said the U.S. military is preparing to board and seize tankers related to Iran in international waters in the coming days, expanding its naval enforcement operations beyond the Middle East.

As this plan takes shape, the Iranian military is continuing to strengthen its control of the Strait of Hormuz, attacking multiple commercial vessels on Saturday and declaring that the waterway is under Iran's "strict control."

These developments have caught shipping companies off guard, and just a day earlier, the Iranian Foreign Minister declared that the strait was fully open to commercial shipping, a statement that was previously praised by President Trump.