The United States opened fire on an Iranian ship in the Gulf of Oman

The US Armed Forces fired several shots at the Iranian vessel Hasna in the Gulf of Oman, which was en route to the port of the republic. This was announced on May 6 by the Central Command of the US Armed Forces (CENTCOM).

"The American forces have repeatedly warned and informed the Iranian vessel about the violation of the American blockade. After the crew of the [tanker] Hasna failed to comply with repeated warnings, American forces neutralized the tanker's steering compartment by firing several shots from a 20-mm cannon of an American fighter jet," the ministry said in a statement posted on the social network X (former. Twitter).

It is specified that the Iranian oil tanker was heading to one of the ports of the republic without cargo. After he ignored the warnings of the Navy and tried to break the blockade, an F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet took off from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which struck.

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