US Navy says it prevented Iran from seizing tankers in Gulf of Oman

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : Iran seized two oil tankers in a week just over a month ago, the U.S. Navy said.
50% : Vice Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, cited "the exceptional effort by the McFaul crew for immediately responding and preventing another seizure". Since 2019, there has been a series of attacks on shipping in strategic Gulf waters at times of tension between the United States and Iran.
42% : The U.S. Navy said it had intervened to prevent Iran from seizing two commercial tankers in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, in the latest in a series of attacks on ships in the area since 2019.
38% : About a fifth of the world's supply of seaborne crude oil and oil products passes through the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint between Iran and Oman, according to data from analytics firm Vortexa.
34% : "Since 2021, Iran has harassed, attacked or seized nearly 20 internationally flagged merchant vessels, presenting a clear threat to regional maritime security and the global economy," the Navy statement added.

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