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WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 The U.S. military said Wednesday that it boarded an Iranian-flagged commercial oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that was suspected of trying to violate the American blockade.<\/p>\n

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U.S. Central Command said on social media that the M\/T Celestial Sea was searched and redirected after being suspected of trying to head to an Iranian port.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s at least the\u00a0fifth vessel to be boarded\u00a0since the Trump administration began the blockade of Iranian shipping.<\/p>\n

The military boarded the tanker after President Donald Trump said he had called off renewed military strikes on Iran in an effort to make progress in negotiations to end the war.<\/p>\n

He said he had planned \u201ca very major attack\u201d for Tuesday but put it off, saying America\u2019s allies in the Gulf asked him to wait for two to three days because they feel they are close to a deal with Iran. Trump has repeatedly\u00a0set deadlines for Tehran\u00a0and then backed off.<\/p>\n

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Iran has a chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, the vital shipping lane for global oil supplies, and the U.S. military has enforced its own blockade on Iranian ports and coastline as well as seizing ships linked to Tehran further afield.<\/p>\n

The U.S. military began the blockade in mid-April, several days into a ceasefire, in an effort to force Tehran to open the Strait of Hormuz and accept a deal to\u00a0end the war. Before the U.S. blockade, Tehran had allowed some ships perceived as friendly to pass while\u00a0charging considerable fees, leading to accusations it is holding the global economy hostage.<\/p>\n

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The U.S. military has said that 1,550 vessels, from 87 countries, are currently stranded in the Persian Gulf.<\/p>\n

The disruptions to the critical waterway have led to\u00a0wild shifts in the global energy market\u00a0and\u00a0raised gasoline prices\u00a0in the United States, causing potential problems for Trump\u2019s Republican Party ahead of congressional midterm elections in November.<\/p>\n

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