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U.S. Maritime Strike Campaign Has Killed At Least 186 Suspected Narco-Traffickers Since September
U.S. forces struck a suspected drug-smuggling vessel in the eastern Pacific on Sunday, April 26, 2026, destroying the boat and killing three people aboard, U.S. Southern Command said. CBS News reported the strike.
U.S. Boarding Of Sanctioned Tanker Threatens Iran-To-China Shadow Oil Fleet
U.S. forces boarded a stateless, sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean this week, targeting a vessel tied to Iran-to-China oil shipments.
The ship, identified as M/T Tifani, was boarded without incident in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area, with tracking placing it near Sri Lanka.
U.S. officials said the operation aimed to enforce sanctions and disrupt routes moving Iranian crude toward China.