General · 8 May 2026

US F/A-18 Fires On Iran-Bound Oil Tankers

Shipping tensions around the Gulf of Oman deepened after two empty vessels travelling towards Iran were stopped before reaching port. CENTCOM said an American F/A-18 Super Hornet struck the Iranian-flagged tankers with precision weapons aimed at their smokestacks on Friday. Iran's Fars agency reported intermittent fighting between US ships and Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz from about 1pm.

By BriefTea Editorial · 8 May 2026 at 17:53

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