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From: sea_urchin12/11/2025 6:39:41 PM
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Will CentCom Condemn This Blatant Act Of Piracy?

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U.S. Central Command – Press Release Nov. 16, 2025.

[Country] Forces Illegally Seize Commercial Tanker in International Waters.

November 16, 2025
Release Number 20251116-01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TAMPA, Fla. – U.S. Central Command forces monitored an incident involving [Country] forces illegally boarding and seizing a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker transiting international waters in the Strait of Hormuz, Nov. 14.

M/V Talara was seized after being boarded by [Country] forces who arrived by helicopter. [Country] operatives then steered the tanker to [Country’s] territorial waters where the ship remains.

[Country’s] use of military forces to conduct an armed boarding and seizure of a commercial vessel in international waters constitutes a blatant violation of international law, undermining freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce. We call on [Country] to articulate to the international community the legal basis for its actions.

U.S. forces will continue to remain vigilant and work alongside our partners and allies to promote regional peace and stability.

I am now waiting for CentCom’s statement on this:

U.S. seizes oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, escalating tensionsCBS, Dec 10 2025.

Washington — The U.S. has seized a large oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, officials said Wednesday, escalating tensions between the two countries. President Trump said he assumes the U.S. will keep the oil.

Bloomberg first reported the oil tanker seizure. Mr. Trump announced the seizure during a roundtable meeting at the White House, saying the tanker was “seized for a very good reason.”


The M/V Talara had been boarded by Iranian forces on November 15 because there was reason to believe that it was carrying Iranian oil that had been illegally smuggled out of the country. On November 19, after the oil on board had been tested, the vessel, its crew and its cargo were released.

The U.S. move, with the intent to keep the oil the tanker Skipper is carrying, is in contrast just blatant piracy.
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