US forces disable Iranian-bound oil tanker amid naval blockade enforcement
US forces disabled the Curacao-flagged oil tanker M/T Belma after it ignored warnings and attempted to breach the American naval blockade toward Iran's Kharg Island. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) reported that a US aircraft fired Hellfire missiles into the ship's smokestack, rendering it inoperable. This incident follows the resumption of the US naval blockade against vessels associated with Iranian ports, heightening tensions in the region.