US military disables first tanker in Arabian Sea since blockade was reimposed
CENTCOM said the tanker ignored repeated warnings, while two compliant commercial vessels were redirected after the blockade resumed.
- On Wednesday, U.S. forces disabled the Curacao-flagged oil tanker M/T Belma after it ignored repeated warnings while heading toward Iran's Kharg Island, according to CENTCOM.
- The naval blockade took effect Tuesday against vessels transiting to Iranian ports, following a diplomatic breakdown where both nations accused each other of violating last month's memorandum of understanding.
- A U.S. aircraft fired Hellfire missiles into the ship's smokestack, leaving it stopped and no longer bound for Iran; CENTCOM said in 24 hours the blockade redirected compliant vessels and disabled the non-compliant tanker.
- Following the blockade's reinstatement, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned the U.S. to "expect the closure of other oil and gas export routes that serve the interests of the United States and its allies."
- President Trump told attendees at the Army War College that Iran is ready to settle, saying, "They don't like what we're doing, and they do want to settle.
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The US disabled an oil tanker, attacked command centers, air defense and missile facilities in Iran. The US forces stopped the Belma ship, which ignored warnings and headed for an Iranian port. The US also attacked command centers, air defense and missile facilities in Iran.
That continues to be subjected to the new American naval block, while the reciprocal attacks with Iran continue
The US military carried out new strikes on Iran on Wednesday night, disabling a tanker that was allegedly trying to reach the Iranian island of Kharg, through which Iran exports most of its oil, for the first time since the re-imposition of a blockade of Iranian ports. Meanwhile, Iran attacked US allies in the Middle East again overnight.
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