US Strike Wave Continues as Blockade Enforcement Hits Tankers
After the mid-July blockade restart, US forces disabled tankers running to Iranian ports and kept nightly strikes going, while Iran hit US-linked sites around the Gulf.
After the mid-July blockade restart, US forces disabled tankers running to Iranian ports and kept nightly strikes going, while Iran hit US-linked sites around the Gulf.
CENTCOM says F/A-18 Super Hornets disabled M/T Hasna, then M/T Sea Star III and M/T Sevda, as Washington enforces a naval blockade while talks on ending the Iran war continue.
The Strait of Hormuz carried 18 million barrels of oil daily before the 2026 Iran War. Since March, Iran's IRGC has blocked the channel multiple times. Zero tankers passed on April 20. Oil prices hover below $100. Here is what happened to global oil shipments and what comes next.