US says it fires on and disables 2 Iranian tankers trying to evade blockade


PTI | Dubai | Updated: 08-05-2026 19:51 IST | Created: 08-05-2026 19:51 IST
US says it fires on and disables 2 Iranian tankers trying to evade blockade

US Central Command says its forces have disabled two more Iranian tankers that were trying to breach an American blockade. In a social media post on Friday, it says a US Navy fighter jet fired into the smoke stacks of ships in the Gulf of Oman after they tried to pull into an Iranian port.

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