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US Hits Tanker, Warns Iran Over Hormuz Blockade

5/8/2026

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Summary

Story summary

U.S. forces disabled the tanker M/T Hasna by striking its rudder with a 20 mm cannon from an F/A-18 Super Hornet.
President Donald Trump warned the United States would resume bombing Iran if Tehran does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
The Super Hornet that fired operated from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.
U.S. Central Command said the blockade has stopped and redirected 52 commercial vessels since it began last month.

History

Historical Context

In 1988 the U.S. Navy’s Operation Praying Mantis, launched from the carrier USS Enterprise, sank five Iranian warships and destroyed two offshore platforms, pressuring Tehran after the tanker-escort Operation Earnest Will. Decades later, in 2024 the carrier USS Abraham Lincoln disabled the tanker M/T Hasna and rerouted 52 commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz, showing continued U.S. maritime dominance.

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Story summary

U.S. forces disabled the tanker M/T Hasna by striking its rudder with a 20 mm cannon from an F/A-18 Super Hornet.
President Donald Trump warned the United States would resume bombing Iran if Tehran does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
The Super Hornet that fired operated from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.
U.S. Central Command said the blockade has stopped and redirected 52 commercial vessels since it began last month.

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