U.S. Military Strikes Empty Tanker Suspected of Involvement in Iranian Oil Trade

The U.S. military fired on an empty tanker suspected of involvement in the Iranian oil trade this week as Washington continues to enforce a blockade of the Islamic Republic’s ports. Bloomberg posted on X that an American fighter jet fired a precision munition into the Marivex’s engineering and steering spaces on Monday as the vessel attempted to sail from the Gulf of Oman toward Iran. U.S. Central Command said the strike targeted the ship’s engineering and steering areas. The Marivex was crewed by 24 Indian nationals, according to a government official in New Delhi who spoke before the Central Command statement.