U.S. seizes military items from China to Iran in Indian Ocean operation

U.S. officials reported that a special operations team boarded a ship in the Indian Ocean last month and seized military-related items being shipped from China to Iran. The operation aimed to prevent Tehran from rebuilding its military arsenal, according to sources cited by the Wall Street Journal.

The incident occurred several hundred miles off the coast of Sri Lanka, where U.S. operatives confiscated the cargo before allowing the vessel to continue its journey. Prior to the boarding, the U.S. had been closely tracking the shipment.

This operation reflects ongoing concerns regarding military supplies being transferred to Iran. For further context, similar situations have been reported, such as Iran seizing a tanker with six million liters of diesel fuel in the Gulf of Oman.