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US Central Command Disables Tanker Attempting to Breach Naval Blockade on Iran
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US Central Command Disables Tanker Attempting to Breach Naval Blockade on Iran
The US military has reinstated a naval blockade on Iranian ports and disabled a tanker that ignored warnings while sailing toward an Iranian island.
- US Central Command announced it reinstated a naval blockade on ships travelling to and from Iranian ports, effective 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on July 14, 2026.
- An American aircraft fired Hellfire missiles at the smokestack of the Panama-flagged tanker M/T Belma, disabling it after it ignored multiple warnings.
- The tanker was sailing in international waters toward Iran's Kharg Island, attempting to breach the US blockade, according to Central Command.
- During the first 24 hours of the blockade, US forces redirected two commercial vessels that complied and disabled one ship that did not comply.
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