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US military disables Iranian-flagged tanker trying to reach Iranian port

06 May 2026 22:40 (UTC +04:00)

The US military disabled an Iranian-flagged tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday by firing “several rounds” of ammunition from a fighter jet into the ship’s rudder when it attempted to sail towards an Iranian port, US Central Command announced Wednesday, APA reports citing CNN.

The M/T Hasna, an oil tanker, was in international waters enroute to an Iranian port in the Gulf of Oman when US forces “issued multiple warnings” telling the ship it was in violation of the ongoing US’ blockade, the command said.

“After Hasna’s crew failed to comply with repeated warnings, US forces disabled the tanker’s rudder by firing several rounds from the 20mm cannon gun of a US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet launched from USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72),” the CENTCOM post on X said. “Hasna is no longer transiting to Iran.”