US says it disables two more Iranian tankers in Gulf of Oman

Cargo ships in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in the United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026. (Reuters File Photo)

by Agencies

May 08, 2026 5:29 pm

U.S. Central Command said Friday that American forces disabled two additional Iranian tankers in the Gulf of Oman after the vessels allegedly attempted to breach Washington’s blockade and enter an Iranian port.

CENTCOM said in a statement that the vessels – the M/T Sea Star III and M/T Sevda – were intercepted before they could enter an Iranian port along the Gulf of Oman. Both tankers were reportedly unladen at the time of the incident.

The command said a third Iranian-flagged vessel had been disabled on Wednesday.

"All three vessels are no longer transiting to Iran," it added.

Adm. Brad Cooper, the CENTCOM commander, said in the statement that U.S. forces in the Middle East "remain committed to full enforcement of the blockade of vessels entering or leaving Iran."

Edited By: Nurbanu Tanrıkulu Kızıl