Last month US military forces raided a cargo ship in the Indian Ocean, making this incident the first time in several years US forces had intercepted a ship travelling from China to Iran in order to seize their cargo.
This act of American high seas piracy took place in November, weeks before US forces illegally seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela earlier this week.
An official from US Indo-Pacific Command bleated the US military seized material "potentially useful for Iran's conventional weapons". However, the official noted the seized items were dual-use, and could have both military and civilian applications. Officials said the ship was allowed to proceed following the interdiction, which involved Special Operations Forces (SOF). There were no report of casualties and unclear is the disposition of the unlawfully seized items or their value.
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