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US fighter jet struck and disabled an oil tanker headed for Iran’s Kharg Island

Politics The Hill By Ellen Mitchell 02 Jun 2026 22:14 1 min read
US fighter jet struck and disabled an oil tanker headed for Iran’s Kharg Island

A Hellfire missile fired from a U.S. fighter jet disabled an oil tanker heading for the Iranian port of Kharg Island after the vessel “ignored repeated warnings” and did not comply with directions issued under a U.S.-naval maritime blockade, U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said Tuesday. Centcom “enforced blockade measures against Botswana-flagged M/T Lexie as it...

A Hellfire missile fired from a U.S. fighter jet disabled an oil tanker heading for the Iranian port of Kharg Island after the vessel “ignored repeated warnings” and did not comply with directions issued under a U.S.-naval maritime blockade, U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said Tuesday. Centcom “enforced blockade measures against Botswana-flagged M/T Lexie as it...

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