US Forces Disable Oil Tanker Heading to Iran Under Renewed Blockade
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.
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
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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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
US disables tanker Belma enforcing Iran blockade amid Strait of Hormuz tensions
US forces disable tanker Belma after it defied naval blockade in Arabian Gulf
U.S. MILITARY ACTIVELY ENFORCING IRAN BLOCKADE The U.S. military has disabled an empty oil tanker attempting to breach the American blockade of Iranian ports. According to CENTCOM, the Curaçao-flagged M/T Belma was tracked in international waters as it sailed toward Iran’s Kharg Island. After the
US strikes oil tanker with missiles to enforce Iran blockade, sending shockwaves through energy and crypto markets