US Marines boarded the Iranian-flagged M/T Celestial Sea in the Gulf of Oman as part of a blockade enforcement push with implications for oil and crypto markets.

US Marines intercepted an Iranian-flagged oil tanker on Wednesday before releasing it and ordering it to alter course, the United States Central Command

The U.S. military says it boarded an Iranian-flagged commercial oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that was suspected of trying to violate the American blockade