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US fighter jet struck and disabled an oil tanker headed for Iran’s Kharg Island
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US fighter jet struck and disabled an oil tanker headed for Iran’s Kharg Island

The Hill · Jun 2, 2026, 10:14 PM · Also reported by 1 other source

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A Hellfire missile fired from a U.S. fighter jet disabled an oil tanker heading for the Iranian port of Kharg Island after the vessel “ignored repeated warnings” and did not comply with directions issued under a U.S.-naval maritime blockade, U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said Tuesday. Centcom “enfo

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