US disables oil tanker sailing to Kharg Island in first since blockade renewed

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The U.S. military on Wednesday appeared to disable the first vessel in the Iran conflict since President Donald Trump reinstated a naval blockade targeting Tehran earlier this week.

U.S. Central Command said it disabled an oil tanker in the Arabian Gulf headed toward Kharg Island, which was known before the war as the distribution point for 90% of Iran’s oil.

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