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A U.S. special operations team intercepted an unidentified ship off Sri Lanka last month carrying dual-use components that U.S. officials and Behnam Ben Taleblu of the FDD said could help Iran rebuild ballistic missiles.The "Wall Street Journal", in a report by Ronan Tésorière, said the raid occurred hundreds of nautical miles off Sri Lanka and was part of a Pentagon maritime campaign that included seizing a tanker Donald Trump said was headed to Iran; U.S. Indo-Pacific Command declined to comment and China and Iran did not immediately respond.Analysts said the high-seas seizure underscores Washington’s willingness to use aggressive maritime tactics amid renewed UN arms restrictions on Iran and a wider pattern of interdictions involving Venezuela, the Revolutionary Guards and disputes over fuel smuggling.
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