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The US Navy shot out the rudder of an Iran blockade runner with a Super Hornet's 20 mm cannon

Business Insider·Jake Epstein, Chris Panella·26 days ago
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An F/A-18 Super Hornet launches from the flight deck of USS Abraham Lincoln. US Navy photo A US Navy fighter jet disabled the rudder of an Iranian-flagged tanker on Wednesday with its 20 mm cannon. The tanker was trying to bypass the blockade of Iran's ports, the US military said. It's the second time the US has used force against an Iranian commercial ship in recent weeks. A US Navy fighter jet knocked out the rudder of an Iranian-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday using its 20 mm cannon, the American military said. The incident is the second time that the Navy has used force to disable an Iranian commercial vessel since the Trump administration began its blockade of maritime traffic going in and out of Iranian ports last month. US Central Command, which oversees American forces in the Middle East, said it observed the unladen tanker M/T Hasna as it transited international waters en route to an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman.…

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