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US strikes Iran tankers as UAE reports fresh missile and drone attacks
US strikes Iran tankers as UAE reports fresh missile and drone attacks
Strikes on Iranian tankers and fresh exchanges in the Gulf escalate tensions as Washington awaits Tehran’s response to a deal proposal.
Rosaleen Carroll
May 8, 2026
In this picture obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency and taken on May 2, 2026, the Gambia-flagged tanker vessel Bili is pictured anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran. — Amirhossein KHORGOOEI / ISNA / AFP via Getty Images
The United States carried out strikes on Iranian oil tankers on Friday after renewed clashes threatened to upend a fragile ceasefire between Washington and Tehran, as the US awaits an Iranian response to its latest proposal for a deal.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Friday that it had “disabled” two empty Iranian oil tankers, the M/T Sea Star III and M/T Sevda, as they attempted to reach an Iranian port. It said it had carried out the action by "firing precision munitions into their smokestacks, preventing the non-compliant ships from entering Iran.” CENTCOM said its actions were in line with enforcing the ongoing US blockade on Iranian ports and ships.
Meanwhile, US........
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