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US Navy destroyer intercepts Iranian-flagged vessel trying to skirt blockade

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US Navy destroyer intercepts Iranian-flagged vessel trying to skirt blockade
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The U.S. Navy prevented an Iranian-flagged cargo vessel from leaving Iran on Tuesday after it attempted to evade the maritime blockade that began Monday, U.S. Central Command announced.The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance redirected the vessel back toward Iran after it fled Bandar Abbas, exited the Strait of Hormuz and was making its way along the Iranian coastline, according to a CENTCOM release.“Ten vessels have now been turned around and zero ships have broken through

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