U.S. Strikes 2 Iranian Government Tankers Under New โTanker-for-Tankerโ Policy In Strait Of Hormuz
It was the first reported case of the U.S. military targeting Iranian tankers in response to attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.ย
It was the first reported case of the U.S. military targeting Iranian tankers in response to attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.ย
The bulk carrier remains under judicial proceedings in Iran after authorities said the pollution had been cleaned up.
The MQ-9 Reaper is a medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft made by US aerospace company General Atomics.
More than 1,500 oil tankers and 1,700 commercial vessels had used the designated route before the war began in January 2026.
Supreme Leader of Iran, Mojtaba Khamenei, has urged Muslim nations to recognise their โreal enemyโ and confront it together.
IRGC spokesman General Hossein Mohebi called the attack a “fatal mistake” by the Trump administration during an economic war.
Iran called the new U.S. measures โeconomic terrorism,โ saying they put the health and livelihoods of millions of civilians at risk.
The tanker, HAANA, was trying to use the southern route, known as the “Oman corridor”, when a large Iranian warship warned it.
Commercial ships still face risks in the area, even though active fighting between the United States and Iran has eased in recent weeks.
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