US Navy F/A-18 Disables Two Iranian Oil Tankers in Gulf of Oman
US Central Command confirmed that a Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet from the USS George H.W. Bush struck and disabled two Iranian-flagged oil tankers, the M/T Sea Star III and M/T Sevda, on May 8. The vessels were intercepted in the Gulf of Oman while attempting to breach the ongoing US naval blockade of Iranian ports. Precision munitions were used to disable the tankers' smokestacks without sinking them, a graduated force tactic intended to enforce economic pressure on Tehran.
Date: May 8, 2026
Location: Iran
Conflict: US-Iran Conflict
Category: naval
Severity: HIGH
Casualties reported: 1
Source: CBS News