US fires on and disables 2 more Iranian tankers as tensions rise in the Strait of Hormuz
CENTCOM said the tankers were unladen and used precision munitions to stop them, while Washington waits for Iran’s response to a ceasefire proposal.
- On Friday, U.S. Central Command disabled two empty Iranian oil tankers, the M/T Sea Star III and M/T Sevda, by firing precision munitions into their smokestacks to enforce the naval blockade on Iranian ports.
- Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio awaits Tehran's response to a proposed agreement in Italy, even as the United States intensifies enforcement around Iranian shipping.
- Military exchanges persist around the Strait of Hormuz, which handles roughly 20% of global seaborne oil trade, as the conflict shifts from symbolic escalation to direct pressure on trade flows.
- Overnight, the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defense reported that its systems engaged three drones and two ballistic missiles launched from Iran, resulting in three moderate injuries.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth noted on Tuesday that the ceasefire remains in place, though recent attacks on Thursday and Friday raise questions about the agreement's stability.
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US fire on Iran tankers sparks reprisals as deal hangs in balance
A US fighter jet on Friday disabled two Iranian-flagged tankers, prompting retaliatory attacks and rattling a shaky truce as President Donald Trump said he was awaiting Tehran's reply to his latest proposal to end the Middle East war.
US naval forces disable 2 more Iranian oil tankers; redirected 57 commercial vessels amid blockade
The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) said that US naval forces disabled two more Iranian-flagged oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman as part of the ongoing US blockade measures against the Islamic Republic, while also redirecting 57 commercial vessels in the region.
US Navy strikes two oil tankers attempting to breach Strait of Hormuz blockade
Two oil tankers were hit by the US Navy after they attempted the violate America’s Strait of Hormuz blockade, US Central Command (CENTCO) released footage showing strikes on the empty tankers M/T Sea Star III and M/T Sevda as they attempted to sail into an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman on May 8. US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet from USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) disabled both vessels after firing into their smokestacks. A third vessel, the Iranian…
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