Florida, April 28 -- The US Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced that the guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta intercepted the M/T Stream on Sunday, preventing the vessel from reaching its intended destination.

The American warship stopped the tanker "after it attempted to sail to an Iranian port," according to a statement released by CENTCOM.

In a social media post featuring imagery of both vessels, officials clarified that the intervention was carried out as part of the ongoing "US blockade of Iranian ports."

The M/T Stream is identified as a crude oil tanker operating under the Iranian flag, and maritime analytics provider MarineTraffic, as reported by Al Jazeera, indicated that the vessel was last tracked in Southeast Asi...