US Marines Release Merchant Vessel After Search in Arabian Sea
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U.S. Marines boarded a merchant ship in the Arabian Sea suspected of heading to Iran and released it after a search confirmed the vessel would not call at an Iranian port.
CENTCOM announced the operation, noting that the ship’s itinerary had been verified to exclude any Iranian port of call.
The incident underscores U.S. efforts to monitor maritime traffic in the region, though no further details were provided.
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