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US fires at oil tanker as new Iran blockade begins
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The US military has disabled an oil tanker, the Belma, in the Gulf after it ignored warnings while heading toward an Iranian export terminal. This action follows President Trump's decision to reimpose a blockade on Iranian ports amid escalating tensions in the region.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Thomas Copeland BBC Verify US military footage shows strike on ship in the Gulf The US has attacked an oil tanker in the Gulf, which it said was heading towards Iran's largest oil export terminal, as it reimposed a blockade of Iranian ports.
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