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US military attacks Iran-flagged tanker attempting to breach naval blockade

The Hill · May 6, 2026, 5:58 PM · Also reported by 2 other sources

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The U.S. military disabled an Iranian-flagged unladen oil tanker on Wednesday morning that attempted to breach the U.S. naval blockade, as Washington and Tehran have seemingly made progress in potentially ending the conflict. U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said the tanker, M/T Hasna, transited in in

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