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UK Confirms INTEL Support for U.S. Special Forces Seizure of Russian-Linked Tanker BELLA

The United Kingdom played a decisive behind-the-scenes role in a recent US military operation that led to the seizure of the tanker BELLA 1, a vessel assessed as Russian-linked and operating in violation of Iran sanctions, according to information released by the UK Ministry of Defence on January 7. While US forces conducted the physical interception and boarding northwest of Britain and Ireland, the operation relied heavily on UK-provided basing access, intelligence sharing, surveillance coverage, and maritime logistics support, highlighting the integrated nature of US-UK military enforcement activities in the North Atlantic. Read more

Screenshot from a video released by the US Coast Guard showing USCGC Munro approaching the Russian oil tanker M/V Marinara (BELLA 1) after the operation. (Picture source: U.S Coast Guard)



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