During the blockade of Iranian ports, the US military again involved a combat Aviation. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) informs in its official account of the social network that last night the deckless fighter F/A-18 Super Hornet, which flew from the aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush attacked two tankers flying the flag of Iran.
Remarkably, the ships did not try to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. The empty tankers M/T Sea Star III and M/T Sevda were heading to the Iranian port when they were hit by high-precision ammunition. As a result, chimneys were damaged, after which the ships were forced to stop further traffic, CENTCOM said in a statement. As confirmation of the successful attack, the US Central Command published a video of objective control of the moment of strikes.
Earlier, on May 6, the U.S. Navy disabled the M/T Hasna tanker. The F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln damaged the steering system with a fire of 20 mm guns.
CENTCOM commander Brad Cooper warned that the U.S. military would continue to enforce the blockade of ships entering and leaving Iran. According to the US Central Command, more than fifty vessels have already been stopped and redirected, directly or indirectly related to Iran, have already been stopped and redirected.
The central headquarters of Khatam al-Anbiyah of the Iranian Armed Forces confirmed airstrikes on two oil tankers. It is reported that one of them was attacked near the city of Jask in the southern part of the republic. The second ship was damaged off the coast of Fujairah in the UAE.
The Ministry of foreign Affairs of Iran sharply condemned the actions of the US Armed Forces against oil tankers, calling the incident an act of aggression and a violation of the ceasefire. Tehran said that the response is already being prepared, and the reaction of the Iranian Armed Forces will be “hard”.
