This representational photo shows a container ship near the Hai Phong International Container Terminal in Hai Phong, Vietnam, April 16, 2025. — Reuters
WASHINGTON: A US special operations team in the Indian Ocean raided a ship headed to Iran from China last month and seized military-related articles, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing US officials.
The cargo consisted of components potentially useful for Iran’s conventional weapons, one official said, adding the shipment had been destroyed.
US forces boarded the ship several hundred miles off the coast of Sri Lanka, according to the newspaper, which added the vessel was later allowed to proceed.
This is a developing story and is being updated with more details.
