U.S. Disables Non-Compliant Tanker in Gulf of Oman During Iran Blockade Enforcement; 3 Crew Missing

U.S. aircraft fired precision munitions at the vessel’s engine room. The crew had repeatedly failed to comply with directions from American forces, according to a CENTCOM statement.

The incident occurred 20 nautical miles northeast of Sohar, Oman. Three Indian crewmembers are missing and twenty-one others were rescued, the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. The tanker sailed under the flag of Palau, the International Maritime Organization reported.

India’s Foreign Ministry condemned the attack on commercial shipping and called for immediate de-escalation and a diplomatic solution. President Donald Trump said on June 10 that the United States will resume bombing Iran on Wednesday. He spoke while signing the Secure America Act in the Oval Office.

Trump also said a bomb lodged in a helicopter downed by Iran earlier this week did not explode. -Israeli strikes hit military, government and infrastructure sites. A two-week ceasefire followed those strikes.

-Iran talks in Pakistan in April did not produce a peace deal. S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz would continue until negotiations conclude.

U.S. seized 22 ships carrying millions of barrels of oil after disabling Iranian radar and said that action explains why oil stands at $85 a barrel. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran will stand firm against any pressure or threat.

He denounced threats against Iranian infrastructure, including transportation networks and the electricity and water industries, calling them a sign of desperation. S. Naval blockade at the Strait of Hormuz unless the United States allows it and added that lots of oil is getting out.