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US says it fired on, disabled ship violating Iran port blockade
2 June 2026 22:27 BST
US forces fired a missile at a ship that was attempting to sail to an Iranian port in violation of an American blockade, disabling the vessel, the US military said on Tuesday.
The Botswana-flagged M/T Lexie - an unladen oil tanker - "ignored repeated warnings" over a 24-hour period, and an American warplane "ultimately disabled the vessel by firing a Hellfire missile into the ship's engine room", the US military's Central Command said in a statement.