US Fighter Jet Disables 2 Iranian Tankers in Blockade Enforcement Action: CENTCOM
The U.S. military said the fighter jet fired precision munitions into the smokestacks of the two tankers to prevent them from reaching an Iranian port.
TL;DR
- A U.S. fighter jet fired on two Iranian crude oil tankers on May 8.
- The tankers, M/T Sea Star III and M/T Sevda, were attempting to bypass a U.S. blockade.
- The incident occurred in the Gulf of Oman.
- The U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet launched from the USS George H.W. Bush.
- The jet fired precision munitions into the smokestacks to disable the tankers.
- The tankers were unladen and attempting to reach an Iranian port.