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US military disable oil tanker violating blockade: Centcom

The Hill · Jun 8, 2026, 5:45 PM · Also reported by 1 other source

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The U.S. military disabled an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Monday that it said was in violation of the U.S. Navy blockade, according to the U.S. Central Command (Centcom), which oversees U.S. forces in the Middle East. An F/A-18 Super Hornet from USS Abraham Lincoln, a Nimitz-class aircraft car

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