U.S. special operations forces conducted a rare high-seas raid last month, boarding a vessel in the Indian Ocean and seizing military-related equipment allegedly being shipped from China to Iran, according to U.S. officials. The ship was intercepted several hundred miles off the coast of Sri Lanka after American authorities closely monitored the shipment.
Following the operation, the seized cargo was confiscated while the vessel itself was allowed to proceed. Officials said the interdiction was aimed at preventing Iran from replenishing its military arsenal, at a time of heightened regional and global security concerns.
The operation underscores the Trump administration’s increasingly aggressive approach toward adversaries at sea—tactics that were rarely used in previous years—reflecting a stronger emphasis on maritime enforcement and disruption of illicit arms transfers.
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