US military attacks Iran-flagged tanker attempting to breach naval blockade

The U.S. military disabled an Iranian-flagged unladen oil tanker on Wednesday morning that attempted to breach the U.S. naval blockade, as Washington and Tehran have seemingly made progress in potentially ending the conflict. 

U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said the tanker, M/T Hasna, transited in international waters toward an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman. It said the crew failed to heed multiple warnings that it was violating the blockade, so U.S. forces disabled the tanker’s rudder by firing several rounds from a 20 mm cannon gun of a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet.

The F/A-18 Super Hornet took off from USS Abraham Lincoln, one of the two aircraft carriers operating in the Centcom region, helping enforce the blockade. 

“The U.S. blockade against ships attempting to enter or depart Iranian ports remains in full effect,” Centcom said in a statement. “CENTCOM forces continue to act deliberately and........

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