US Navy strikes empty tanker bound for Iranian Kharg island in Persian Gulf after crew ignored warnings for 24 hours, CENTCOM says.
US Navy struck an empty tanker M/T Lexie under Botswana flag heading to Iranian Kharg island in Persian Gulf. CENTCOM said crew ignored warnings for 24 hours, then US aircraft disabled the ship with a Hellfire missile to prevent it reaching Iran.
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