US immobilizes an Iranian oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman as part of its blockade of Hormuz
The US Army announced this Wednesday that it has immobilized a tanker from Iran in the Gulf of Oman as part of the interceptions it is implementing against ships heading to or from Iranian ports at a time when President Donald Trump has said that if Iran reaches an agreement with Washington, the war and blockade will end [...]
TL;DR
- US forces immobilized an Iranian oil tanker, M/T Hasna, in the Gulf of Oman.
- The tanker was moving without cargo and under an Iranian flag, attempting to reach an Iranian port.
- US forces disabled the ship's rudder by firing from an F-18 fighter jet.
- This is part of US operations against vessels connected to Iran, with 52 ships previously ordered to turn back or return to port.
- President Trump has linked the end of military operations and the blockade to Iran accepting agreed-upon peace conditions.