{"id":51018,"date":"2026-05-08T16:28:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T16:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2026\/05\/08\/us-forces-disable-iranian-flagged-tankers-trying-to-cross-blockade\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:29:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:29:32","slug":"us-forces-disable-iranian-flagged-tankers-trying-to-cross-blockade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/mideast-africa\/2026\/05\/08\/us-forces-disable-iranian-flagged-tankers-trying-to-cross-blockade\/","title":{"rendered":"US forces disable Iranian-flagged tankers trying to cross blockade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">American forces fired on and disabled two Iranian-flagged unladen oil<b> <\/b>tankers on Friday after the ships attempted to cross a U.S. Navy blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A U.S. Navy F\/A-18 Super Hornet from USS George H.W. Bush launched \u201cprecision munitions\u201d at the smokestacks of M\/T Sea Star III and M\/T Sevda, disabling the vessels before they could reach an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CENTCOM\/status\/2052751945329242281?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">according<\/a> to U.S. Central Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cU.S. forces in the Middle East remain committed to full enforcement of the blockade of vessels entering or leaving Iran,\u201d said Adm. Brad Cooper, the commander of CENTCOM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. military has turned away 50 commercial vessels operating in the strait since the U.S. Navy blockade began on April 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friday\u2019s confrontation capped a tumultuous week in the waterway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Monday, the U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2026\/05\/04\/us-destroys-six-iranian-small-boats-shoots-down-missiles-drones-admiral-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">destroyed six Iranian small boats<\/a>, as well as cruise missiles and drones, that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched against ships under U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/05\/04\/us-military-accompanies-commercial-carrier-through-strait-of-hormuz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">escort<\/a> through the strait. The escort was part of the U.S.\u2019s short-lived Project Freedom, a military operation to escort commercial ships that has since been paused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. forces also intercepted the Iranian-flagged unladen oil tanker, M\/T Hasna, in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday as it made its way toward an Iranian port.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A U.S. Navy F\/A-18 Super Hornet from the USS Abraham Lincoln fired on the vessel after issuing several warnings, disabling the tanker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And on Thursday, the U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2026\/05\/07\/us-and-iran-exchange-fire-as-trump-says-war-will-be-over-quickly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">conducted<\/a> strikes against Iranian military facilities after Iran launched missiles, drones and small boats at three U.S. Navy vessels transiting the strait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite continued military conflict around the Strait, President Donald Trump downplayed concerns about potential escalation, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ABC\/status\/2052526684423823813?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">telling<\/a> ABC News on Thursday that U.S. strikes against Iranian targets were just a \u201clove tap\u201d and that the four-week-old ceasefire was still in effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. and Iran remain in discussions over an agreement that would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/05\/06\/iran-us-deal-one-page-memo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">reportedly<\/a> end the Iran war and shut down the country\u2019s nuclear program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, U.S. forces around the Strait of Hormuz have launched strikes against Iranian military facilities and disabled missiles launched by the 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