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US Forces Disable Oil Tanker Heading to Iran Under Renewed Blockade

X·Jul 16, 2026·7 sources
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On July 15, U.S. military aircraft struck the US-sanctioned, unladen tanker Belma as it sailed toward Iran's Kharg Island oil terminal in the Persian Gulf. The attack marks the first enforcement of the renewed naval blockade and threatens global oil supplies.

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U.S. forces enforced naval blockade measures against Iran, July 15, by disabling an unladen oil tanker attempting to sail toward an Iranian port in the Arabian Gulf. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces observed Curacao-flagged M/T Belma transiting international waters toward Kharg Island. The com

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Jul 16, 2026

1/2 All the details on the unladen tanker, Belma (IMO 9289491), which U.S. forces disabled today in the Persian Gulf, are now on our map which tracks maritime attacks in the MENA region since 2017. This is a U.S.-sanctioned tanker (previously known as the Bendigo), and U.S. CENTCOM said the falsely

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Jul 16, 2026

US hits tanker heading for Kharg Island under renewed Iran blockade Military clashes over control of Strait of Hormuz threaten global oil supplies #oott https://www.ft.com/content/c2325003-2199-491a-83d4-c1e70c7e8e44?syn-25a6b1a6=1

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Jul 16, 2026

The US military has hit a supertanker deep within the Persian Gulf near Iran’s key oil export terminal, its first attack on a vessel since it reimposed its blockade of the country’s shipping. An American aircraft fired missiles at the unladen and US-sanctioned Belma, after the vessel repeatedly ign

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Jul 16, 2026

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