Marines board tanker amid blockade of Iranian ports as US expands strikes with attacks on bridges

US Marines boarded a tanker, the M/T Wen Yao, in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday, an operation the US military says was carried out to ensure compliance with its naval blockade of Iran's ports. The Guardian reports the blockade began earlier this week, and Central Command announced the boarding in a post on X. It comes as an expanded American airstrike campaign hit five bridges in southern Iran, widening the scope of strikes beyond earlier targets.

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