U.S. forces board Iran-linked vessel amid tit-for-tat ship interdictions

World U.S. forces board another Iran-linked vessel in tit-for-tat series of ship interdictions By Tucker Reals, Tucker Reals Editor Tucker Reals is CBSNews.com's foreign editor, based in the CBS News London bureau. He has worked for CBS News since 2006, prior to which he worked for The Associated Press in Washington, D.C., and London. Read Full Bio Tucker Reals, Frank Andrews Frank Andrews Journalist Frank Andrews is a CBS News journalist based in London. Read Full Bio Frank Andrews April 23, 2026 / 8:28 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google U.S. forces boarded another "stateless" vessel linked to Iran, the U.S. military said Thursday. The tanker was interdicted in the Indian Ocean — far from the hotly contested Strait of Hormuz — in the latest seizure that is part of a tit-for-tat series of commercial vessel interdictions by U.S. and Iranian forces."Overnight, U.S. forces carried out a maritime interdiction and right-of-visit boarding of the sanctioned stateless vessel M/T Majestic X transporting oil from Iran, in the Indian Ocean," the Defense Department said on social media."We will continue global maritime enforcement to disrupt illicit networks and interdict vessels providing material support to Iran, wherever they operate," the military added.Video shared by the military appeared to show the interdiction, with U.S. forces descending from a helicopter and walking on board a massive tanker. The operation came after Tehran's forces seized two commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday. A day before that, the Pentagon said U.S. forces had interdicted the Iran-linked "stateless sanctioned M/T Tifani" crude oil tanker in the Indo-Pacific Command's area of responsibility, which includes the Indian Ocean.  A Philippine government agency said Thursday that 15 Filipino seafarers onboard two container ships currently being held by Iran were "safe and unharmed" and "their families have been informed and are receiving governmen...