US Iran War News | Iran Claims It Downed MQ-9 Drone As US Strikes Damage Children's Cancer Hospital

A US aircraft fired on and disabled an unladen oil tanker Wednesday as it tried to break the naval blockade of Iran's ports, the US military said. The aircraft "disabled the vessel after firing Hellfire missiles into the ship's smokestack. The ship is no longer transiting to Iran," US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a post on X, identifying the tanker as the Curacao-flagged M/T Belma. It was the first time the United States has forcibly halted a vessel since reinstating the ports blockade at 2000 GMT on Tuesday. CENTCOM also said it had "redirected two compliant commercial vessels" in the first 24 hours of enforcing the blockade. #US #Iran #Iranwar #NDTVWorld #NDTVDigitalOriginals #USIranWar NDTV World delivers a fresh, balanced, and inclusive outlook on the issues that matter most. The world has viewed India through a narrow, Western-focused lens for far too long. The time has come to disrupt these US and Eurocentric narratives. NDTV World delivers a fresh, balanced, and inclusive outlook on the issues that matter most—geopolitics, migration, diaspora experiences, education, and global news Links NDTV World ndtv.com/world X x.com/NDTVWORLD Instagram instagram.com/ndtvworld Linkedin linkedin.com/company/ndtv-world