US interdicts stateless sanctioned tanker sailing from Iran to China

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. National security correspondent Jennifer Griffin and former Army intelligence analyst Bret tVelicovich discuss the U.S. military's operations in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's fractured leadership and China's involvement in illicit oil trade. U.S. forces conducted a boarding and interdiction operation overnight on a stateless sanctioned crude oil tanker in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) area of responsibility, the Department of War announced Tuesday. The operation saw U.S. forces board the M/T Tifani, a stateless crude oil tanker previously sanctioned by the U.S. State Department for facilitating the transfer of Iranian oil between ships. The military boarded the ship in INDOPACAM's area, which encompasses the entire Pacific Ocean and parts of the Indian Ocean, "without incident," according to the Pentagon's post on X. Open source maritime t