US fires on Iranian oil tanker as Trump pressures Tehran for deal to end war
U.S. forces said the tanker ignored repeated warnings, and the strike marked a rare use of force against a commercial vessel.
- On Wednesday, an American fighter jet shot out the rudder of an Iranian oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman as it attempted to breach the U.S. blockade, the American military stated.
- President Donald Trump announced Tuesday he was pausing 'Project Freedom,' a U.S. effort to force open a safe shipping lane through the Strait of Hormuz, to pursue a potential agreement with Tehran on ending the war.
- Hundreds of merchant ships remain bottled up in the Persian Gulf, with the strait's shutdown costing around $60 million per week, while the spot price of Brent crude oil eased to around $100 per barrel Wednesday.
- The United States and Iran appear closer to an agreement ending the war, though Trump warned that if Tehran does not agree to terms, 'the bombing starts' at a much higher intensity.
- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi expressed his country was 'deeply distressed' by the conflict as Tehran and Washington continue negotiations ahead of Trump's planned summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on May 14.
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US CENTCOM Says It Attacked and Disabled an Iranian Oil Tanker in the Gulf of Oman - News From Antiwar.com
US Central Command said on Wednesday that its forces attacked and disabled an Iranian-flagged oil tanker, the M/T Hasna, in the Gulf of Oman, which it claimed was attempting to bypass the US blockade of Iranian ports. CENTCOM said that after issuing warnings to the ship, a US Navy F/A-18 fighter jet…
US Fires On Iranian Oil Tanker During Ceasefire
The Associated Press reports: The U.S. military fired on an Iranian oil tanker Wednesday as President Donald Trump sought to pressure Tehran into reaching a deal to end the war. The Islamic Republic said it was reviewing the latest American proposals. A fighter jet shot out the rudder of the tanker in the Gulf of Oman as it tried to breach the American blockade of Iran’s ports, U.S. Central Command said in a social media post. The attack occurre…
Seventy-first day of war in the Gulf this Wednesday, May 6.
A U.S. Navy warplane opened fire and damaged an oil tanker trying to break the blockade imposed by Washington on Iranian ports, announced Wednesday the U.S. Army, according to AFP. It's the second time the U.S. Army is shooting at a ship that it claims is trying to challenge the blockade in force from...
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