U.S. Navy Seizes Iranian Oil Tanker Tifani near Sri Lanka
U.S. Central Command confirmed that naval forces boarded and took control of the Iranian-flagged oil tanker Tifani in international waters near Sri Lanka on April 21. The vessel, carrying 2 million barrels of crude oil destined for Singapore, was seized to enforce the ongoing U.S. blockade on Iranian energy exports. President Donald Trump cited the seizure as a necessary response to ceasefire violations, while Iranian officials condemned the action as piracy and a breach of the truce.