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strike on oil tanker Three Indian sailors who were reported missing have been killed after the US military struck a tanker in the Gulf of Oman
military](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-military) strikes against oil tankers travelling through the strait of Hormuz. US Central Command confirmed that its aircraft had fired two Hellfire missiles at the engine room of the MT Settebello
military over the past three days, killing at least three people. US forces fired a missile into the engine room of a tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday morning - the third vessel
military had disabled three oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman amid its ongoing blockade of Iranian ports. India has called on the US to cease attacks on Thursday, saying three Indian crew members were
military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) said it carried out a “precision” strike on a vessel, the Settebello, as it transited the Gulf of Oman transporting Iranian oil on Tuesday evening, claiming the crew failed
tankers off its coast. But is this the case? Here’s what we know about US strikes on Iranian ships: ## What happened to the Touska? The US military enforced its naval blockade on Iranian ports
strike group, but BBC Verify can't identify exactly which vessels are visible. So far, there have been no confirmed interceptions or seizures of vessels by the US. US Central Command (Centcom) has said
strike on a tanker in the strait. BBC Verify analysis shows key characteristics of the vessel in the footage match with Barakah, a Liberian-flagged tanker which reported being struck by unknown projectiles in early
military shut the strait, which is shared between the territorial waters of Iran and Oman, following the February 28 strikes on Tehran that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. His son, Mojtaba Khamenei, has taken
strikes on two Iranian tankers](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/07/iran-accuses-us-of-violating-ceasefire-by-targeting-civilian-areas-and-ships-on-strait-of-hormuz) in the Gulf of Oman. Donald Trump had said on Friday that he was expecting Iran’s answer to Washington’s latest proposal for a peace deal
Oman. Settebello had 24 Indian sailors on board; three who were reported missing on Wednesday were confirmed killed on Thursday. The US attacks on vessels with Indian seafarers come at a time when Indian Prime
tanker in the Gulf of Oman after the vessel allegedly tried to breach Washington’s blockade of Iranian ports. ## In the US - **Trump predicts quick end to war:** Trump says the conflict with Iran “will
Gulf of Oman last month. According to Trump, the blockade is designed to choke Iran’s oil exports, its main revenue source. US officials say the measures have severely disrupted Iran’s trade, which relies
Gulf to the open ocean. It spans the territorial waters of Iran on its northern side and Oman on its southern side. It is not in international waters. During peacetime, 20 percent of the world
military might. “[Iran’s] storage reservoirs would fill quickly, some estimates suggest within a few weeks, forcing production shut-ins,” finance and policy analyst Javed Hassan, an adviser to the Islamabad-based Centre for Research
strikes are hitting radar installations,” Puri said. “It leads me to wonder if the US military is still somewhat committed to actually physically destroying the Iranian military’s ability to surveil the Strait of Hormuz
tanker and said it would “respond soon”. Then, Iran’s Tasnim News Agency reported that Iranian forces had sent drones in the direction of US military ships. Ebrahim Azizi, the head of the Iranian parliament
strikes, according to Lebanese health officials. Hezbollah has also fired into Israel, killing at least 12 soldiers and two civilians, according to Israeli health authorities. Fighting between Israel and Lebanon began just days after
tankers moving in or out of Iranian ports, seizing up the Iranian oil industry. With Pakistan-mediated talks at an impasse, there is little sign of either blockade being lifted, pushing the oil price above
military said it fired warning shots at a US warship. Washington earlier denied a claim in Iranian state media that Iranian missiles had hit a US ship. Later on Monday Donald Trump said the US