The US military on Thursday confirmed that it had disabled a third oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman overnight as it was trying to move Iranian oil through an American blockade, saying it was the third commercial ship disabled by US forces this week. The vessel had 20 Indian seafarers on board, the country's shipping ministry informed following the attack.
"U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) acted against Guinea-Bissau flagged M/T Jalveer as it attempted to transport oil from Iran through the Gulf of Oman. A U.S. aircraft fired two Hellfire missiles into the ship's engine room after the crew repeatedly failed to comply with directions from U.S. forces," U.S. Central Command said in a statement.
