U.S. strikes two Iran-flagged oil tankers in Gulf of Oman

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - U.S. forces fired on and disabled two Iranian oil tankers on Friday after exchanging fire with Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz overnight. The United Arab Emirates, meanwhile, reported another Iranian missile and drone attack. @apnews.com

Footage released by the Pentagon shows US strikes on two Iranian oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. The US military says the vessels were disabled following overnight exchanges of fire with Iranian forces, preventing them from reaching ports in the Gulf of Oman.

🇺🇸 The US military launched more airstrikes today, targeting several empty oil tankers attempting to break the blockade, - Fox News

The skirmish-not-war in the Gulf is heating up. Iran claimed to have seized an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Friday with the ceasefire under mounting pressure as Tehran reviews Washington’s latest demands to end the war.

Trump is maintaining that the ceasefire remains in place, despite Iran and the U.S. exchanging fire on Thursday evening. Iran’s military said the U.S. fired on an Iranian oil tanker, and cited U.S. ships attempting to leave the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in an attack from the Iranian military.

New footage shows a F-18 Super Hornet disabling two oil tankers attempting to break the U.S. blockade and return to Iran. https://t.co/J6BVrsB1Tz https://t.co/kqhXIntVLm

Trump wants this war. Trump needs this war. As long as everyone in the media is focused on the skyrocketing price of oil- Any Trump/Epstein questions remain unasked! U.S. says it struck two Iran-flagged oil tankers trying to skirt blockade www.cnbc.com/2026/05/08/i...

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) released video Friday of U.S. forces disabling two Iranian-flagged unladen oil tankers attempting to pull into an Iranian port in the Gulf of Oman in violation of the ongoing U.S. blockade.

NEW: More US strikes. But it's not war or a break of the ceasefire. 🙄 "U.S. forces struck two empty Iranian-flagged oil tankers attempting to circumvent the American naval blockade against Iranian ports on Friday, according to Central Command." 🧾 www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

One thing the Trump administration is good at is killing unarmed people in boats and ships.

U.S. Strikes Two Empty Iranian Oil Tankers in Gulf of Oman, Central Command Says — The Pentagon says U.S. forces hit two empty Iranian oil tankers attempting to skirt a U.S.-led blockade. Central Command said the vessels were targeted to prevent Iranian attempts to move oil through the…

🔴 Naval Strike | 10/10 🇺🇸 🇮🇷 US Strikes Iranian Tankers Running Blockade F/A-18 Super Hornets dropped bombs down the smoke stacks of Iranian tankers attempting to run a naval blockade. US Central Command confirmed strikes on two empty Iranian oil tankers. #OSINT #NewsGroup #US #Iran […]

U.S. Central Command reports seizing two Iranian oil tankers violating the Hormuz blockade. Iranian sources claim an American strike resulted in 10 wounded and 5 missing on an Iranian tanker.

US ANNOUNCES DISABLEMENT OF TWO IRANIAN-FLAGGED OIL TANKERS WITHOUT CARGO.

U.S. claims it hit two Iranian-flagged oil tankers: U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) claimed on Friday it struck two “unladen” Iranian-flagged oil tankers it said were attempting to violate the U.S. blockade by entering an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman.