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US military disable oil tanker violating blockade: Centcom
CENTCOM said the seventh vessel disabled since April 13 ignored U.S. directions, and 134 ships have been redirected under the blockade.
- On Monday, U.S. Central Command disabled the Palau-flagged M/T Marivex in the Gulf of Oman after a Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet fired a precision munition into the tanker's engineering spaces when the crew ignored instructions.
- The strike enforces a naval blockade of Iranian ports initiated in mid-April. U.S. forces have disabled seven non-compliant vessels while redirecting 134 ships that followed orders, according to the command.
- While blocking commercial traffic, the military has permitted 42 ships carrying humanitarian aid to pass through. The disabled tanker, nearly 135 meters long and 22 meters wide, is no longer sailing toward Iran.
- President Donald Trump urged Israel and Iran to "stop the shooting" on Monday following an escalation that began with Israeli strikes in Beirut. Both countries have since signaled a halt to active hostilities.
- Final negotiations on "Peace" are proceeding, subject to "ignorance or stupidity," Trump posted on Truth Social on Monday morning. Iranian officials maintain that both the blockade and regional strikes violate the April ceasefire.
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US Fighter Jet Strikes Oil Tanker Attempting To Reach Iran
US Central Command said on Monday that a US F/A-18 fighter jet fired on an oil tanker attempting to reach Iran as the US continues enforcing the blockade of Iranian ports by attacking civilian ships. "US Central Command (CENTCOM) disabled Palau-flagged M/T Marivex as it transited international waters in the…
A U.S. F/A-18 Super Hornet intercepted an empty oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Monday as it attempted to breach a U.S. blockade of Iranian ports, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said. The aircraft took off from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.
U.S. forces today immobilized an oil tanker in the Gulf of Om n after they tried to sail to an Iranian port.
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