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A US Navy fighter jet hit the smokestacks of two Iran blockade runners

Business Insider·Jake Epstein·25 days ago
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The aftermath of US strikes on an Iranian-flagged tanker. US Central Command/Screengrab via X A US Navy fighter jet hit the smokestacks of two Iranian tankers on Friday, disabling both ships. The tankers were sailing in violation of the blockade of Iran's ports, the US military said. It's the latest example of the US using strikes to enforce the blockade. A US Navy fighter jet fired on the smokestacks of two Iranian-flagged oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman on Friday, disabling both of the blockade-running vessels, the American military said. The Navy has used force multiple times to disable Iranian commercial vessels since the US began a maritime blockade of Iran's ports last month. US Central Command, which oversees American military operations in the Middle East, said that M/T Sea Star III and M/T Sevda were sailing into an Iranian port on Friday in violation of the blockade. CENTCOM said that an F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet launched from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W.…

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