US Central Command Disables Oil Tanker with Hellfire Missile (VIDEO) US forces disabled a Botswana-flagged oil tanker, the M/T Lexie, with a Hellfire missile in the Arabian Gulf after its crew ignored warnings and attempted to sail toward an Iranian port. This action is part of a naval blockade of Iranian ports enforced by CENTCOM since April 13, during which six commercial vessels have been disabled and 122 redirected. President Trump stated that negotiations with Iran are continuously ongoing.

• US forces disabled an oil tanker with a Hellfire missile on June 2.
• The tanker was flying the Botswana flag and heading towards an Iranian port in the Arabian Gulf.
• The vessel ignored repeated warnings from US forces over a 24-hour period.
• This is the sixth vessel disabled as part of the naval blockade of Iranian ports.
• CENTCOM has been enforcing the blockade since April 13, disabling six vessels and redirecting 122.
• President Trump confirmed ongoing negotiations with Iran.