The Trump Administration’s Iran blockade just got another hard-power enforcement moment.
U.S. Central Command announced Friday that a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet disabled two Iranian-flagged oil tankers before they could enter an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman in violation of the ongoing U.S. blockade.
The vessels, identified as the M/T Sea Star III and M/T Sevda, were unladen oil tankers, according to CENTCOM.
“A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet from USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) disabled both tankers after firing precision munitions into their smokestacks, preventing the non-compliant ships from entering Iran,” CENTCOM said.
Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Central Command, said American forces remain locked in on the mission.
“U.S. forces in the Middle East remain committed to full enforcement of the blockade of vessels entering or leaving Iran,” Cooper said. “Our highly trained men and women in uniform are doing incredible work.”
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) May 8, 2026
The latest strike marks the third known U.S. action against a tanker attempting to violate the blockade this week.
On Wednesday, U.S. forces disabled the Iranian-flagged M/T Hasna after CENTCOM said the vessel ignored repeated warnings while heading toward an Iranian port in the Gulf of Oman.
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