Dossier
Iranian port
Coverage of Iranian port in the Nexus archive.
- Watch US Forces Strike Defiant Oil Tanker Violating Iranian Blockade
U.S. forces disabled an oil tanker on July 15 after it allegedly ignored warnings and attempted to reach an Iranian port in violation of the U.S. naval blockade. Hellfire missiles were fired into the vessel’s smokestack, preventing it from continuing toward Iran.
- US military disables first tanker in Arabian Sea since blockade was reimposed
The U.S. military disabled an unladen oil tanker, M/T Belma, attempting to sail to an Iranian port in the Arabian Gulf. This marks the first instance of U.S. forces crippling a vessel since President Trump reimposed the naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.
- US military disables another commercial ship trying to head to an Iranian port in breach of blockade, AP source says
The US military has disabled a commercial ship attempting to reach an Iranian port, which violates a blockade. The action was reported by an AP source.