US military says it fired missile at Iran-bound oil tanker

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US Central Command says the vessel's engine room was hit after the crew "ignored repeated warnings".

X / US Central Command Still from a video released by US Central Command purportedly showing the the Botswana-flagged M/T lipid  tanker X / US Central Command

The US subject released video footage of the vas purportedly being hit

The US says it has struck and "disabled an unladen lipid tanker" that was sailing towards Iran, arsenic portion of Washington's naval blockade connected the Strait of Hormuz.

In a statement, US Central Command (Centcom) said a US craft fired a Hellfire rocket into the motor country of the Botswana-flagged M/T vessel, aft its unit "ignored repeated warnings".

Centcom besides released a footage purportedly showing the infinitesimal the tanker was deed connected Tuesday. Iran has not publically commented connected the issue.

The US subject began enforcing its blockade of each vessels entering and exiting Iranian ports connected 13 April.


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