May 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. military said it disabled two Iranian-flagged oil tankers entering a port in the Gulf of Oman on Friday.
U.S. Central Command said the tankers -- M/T Sea Star III and M/T Sevda -- were both unladen and were attempting to violate the U.S. blockade on the Strait of Hormuz by pulling into the Iranian port.
A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet fired missiles into the ships' smokestacks to stop them from entering Iran. CENTCOM released video footage of the strikes and subsequent explosions on board the ships.
"U.S. forces in the Middle East remain committed to full enforcement of the blockade of vessels entering or leaving Iran," Adm. Brad Cooper said in a statement. "Our highly trained men and women in uniform are doing incredible work."
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