The U.S. military fired on two more Iranian tankers in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday after the vessels attempted to evade the ongoing naval blockade.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said a Navy fighter jet struck the smokestacks of the Motor Tanker Sea Star III and Sevda in the Gulf of Oman as they tried to enter an Iranian port.
“U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) enforced blockade measures against two Iranian-flagged, unladen oil tankers attempting to pull into an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman,” the agency said in a social media post. “A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet from USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) disabled both tankers after firing precision munitions into their smokestacks, preventing the non-compliant ships from entering Iran.”
The move comes two days after U.S. forces disabled another Iranian-flagged vessel, the Motor Tanker Hasna, by firing several rounds at its rudder.
“All three vessels are no longer transiting to Iran,” CENTCOM said.
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