Florida, July 17 -- The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) on Thursday (local time) said that the US Marines carried out a verification boarding in the Gulf of Oman as part of the ongoing enforcement of the US naval blockade against Iran and redirected 3 other commercial vessels.

In a post on X, CENTCOM said, "U.S. Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct a verification boarding aboard M/T Wen Yao in the Gulf of Oman, July 16."

The command said that it redirected 3 commercial vessels, disabled one that didn't "comply", and boarded one to ensure full "compliance".

The command said, "As of today, American forces have redirected 3 commercial vessels trying to run the blockade, disabled 1 that didn't comply, and boarded...