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defense
US Navy F/A-18 Disables Iran-Bound Oil Tanker in Gulf of Oman
A US Navy Super Hornet struck and disabled an unladen tanker headed to load Iranian crude, CENTCOM said, as Tehran announced a new maritime security belt across regional sea lanes.
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US Fires Hellfire Missile at Tanker Defying Iran Port Blockade
The US military disabled the Botswana-flagged M/T Lexie with a Hellfire missile after the oil tanker ignored 24 hours of warnings and attempted to breach the naval blockade of Iran's ports.
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Marines Board Iranian-Flagged Tanker in Gulf of Oman
US Marines boarded an Iranian-flagged commercial oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, searched it, and ordered the crew to alter course — the 91st vessel redirected under the US blockade on Iranian ports, per CENTCOM.
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