United States Central Command (Centcom) has announced that an Iranian-flagged unladen tanker has been “disabled” by US forces in the Gulf of Oman, as it was headed towards an Iranian port.

In a statement shared on X, Centcom said its forces observed the M/T Hasna as it transited international waters en route to an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman.

“American forces issued multiple warnings and informed the Iranian-flagged vessel it was in violation of the US blockade,” the statement reads.

“After Hasna’s crew failed to comply with repeated warnings, US forces disabled the tanker’s rudder by firing several rounds from the 20mm cannon gun of a US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet launched from USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Hasna is no longer transiting to Iran.”