US Disables Tanker After Repeated Blockade Breach Attempts in Strait of Hormuz

US forces fired into a commercial tanker's engine room in the Strait of Hormuz on July 25, 2026, disabling it after the crew tried at least four times to break through the American blockade on Iranian ports, per CENTCOM's Captain Tim Hawkins. The vessel is no longer heading to Iran. It is the second ship the US has disabled since reimposing the blockade.