US military boards another ship as it enforces blockade on Iranian ports

The US military said Tuesday in a social media post that it boarded and released another commercial ship that was suspected of heading for Iran. The post by US Central Command on X included a video showed marines fast-roping from a helicopter onto the vessel, which it said was the Comoros-flagged M/V Blue Star III. It happened in the Arabian Sea, east of the Strait of Hormuz. ''US forces released the vessel after conducting a search and confirming the ship's voyage would not include an Iranian port call,'' the command said. The command said it has now redirected 39 vessels since start of the blockade on ships going to and from Iranian ports. Red Cross aims to assess humanitarian situation in Iran ------------------------------------------------------------- The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross has arrived in Iran to meet with officials and local affiliates and assess the war's humanitarian consequences. Mirjana Spoljaric will also discuss efforts of the Geneva-based humanitarian organization to ship more relief supplies to Iran, notably through the Iranian Red Crescent Society. The ICRC says it delivered more than 170 tons of essential relief items to help people affected by the conflict this month, with more medical items and forensic supplies on their way. Her visit is part of a trip through the region that involves bilateral discussions to help ensure respect for the rules of war, the organisation said.

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