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US says it fired missile at Iran-bound oil tanker
Key takeaways
- US Central Command (Centcom) said a US aircraft fired a Hellfire missile into the engine room of the Botswana-flagged M/T vessel, after its crew "ignored repeated warnings".
- Centcom also released a footage purportedly showing the moment the tanker was hit on Tuesday.
- The US military began enforcing its blockade of all vessels entering and exiting Iranian ports on 13 April.
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Jaroslav Lukiv X/US Central Command The US military released video footage of the vessel purportedly being hit The US says it has struck and "disabled an unladen oil tanker" that was sailing towards Iran, as part of Washington's naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz.
US Central Command (Centcom) said a US aircraft fired a Hellfire missile into the engine room of the Botswana-flagged M/T vessel, after its crew "ignored repeated warnings".
Centcom also released a footage purportedly showing the moment the tanker was hit on Tuesday. Iran has not publicly commented on the issue.
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