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American forces disabled an Iranian-flagged oil tankerin the Gulf of Oman after the vessel breached a US naval blockade on Iranianports, US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Wednesday.
US forces intercepted the unladen tanker M/T Hasna ataround 9:00 a.m. ET as it sailed through international waters toward an Iranianport. CENTCOM said the crew received repeated warnings that the vessel wasviolating blockade measures before a US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet launched fromthe USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) fired several rounds from its 20mm cannon,disabling the ship’s rudder and preventing it from continuing toward Iran.
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— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) May 6, 2026The blockade on vessels entering or departing Iranianports “remains in full effect,” the command stressed.
At the White House, US President Donald Trumpdescribed the situation in the Strait of Hormuz as “largely under control,”claiming American forces had established “a wall of steel” across the strategicwaterway.
Trump had announced “Project Freedom” on May 3 as anaval mission aimed at escorting stranded vessels through the Strait, butsuspended the operation less than 48 hours later, citing requests from Pakistanand other countries as well as reported progress in indirect talks with Iranianrepresentatives. Following the suspension, the naval arm of Iran’s IslamicRevolutionary Guard Corps stated that safe passage through the waterway becamepossible after the removal of threats posed by what it described as“aggressors.”
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