US Forces Disable Botswana-Flagged Tanker Approaching Iranian Island U.S. forces disabled a Botswana-flagged crude oil tanker, the M/T Lexie, by firing a missile into its engine room. The tanker was approaching Kharg Island, a key Iranian oil-loading terminal. CENTCOM stated the vessel’s crew ignored repeated warnings for over 24 hours before the U.S. aircraft intervened.

• U.S. forces launched a missile to disable the M/T Lexie, a Botswana-flagged crude oil tanker.
• The tanker was approaching Kharg Island, an Iranian territorial island and oil-loading terminal.
• The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) reported the tanker’s crew ignored warnings for 24 hours.
• A U.S. aircraft fired a Hellfire missile into the ship’s engine room, preventing it from reaching Iran.