U.S. Military to Expand Naval Operations Beyond Middle East

The U.S. military is preparing to board and seize oil tankers linked to Iran in international waters in the coming days, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. According to BlockBeats, this move marks an expansion of U.S. naval operations beyond the Middle East. This development comes as Iran's military continues to tighten its control over the Strait of Hormuz. On Saturday, Iranian forces attacked several commercial vessels and declared the waterway under strict Iranian control. These actions have caught shipping companies off guard, especially after Iran's foreign minister announced just a day earlier that the strait was fully open to commercial shipping, a statement that had been praised by U.S. President Donald Trump.