A Curacao-flagged oil tanker, M/T Belma, was struck by U.S. Hellfire missiles after ignoring multiple warnings
A Curacao-flagged oil tanker, M/T Belma, was struck by U.S. Hellfire missiles after ignoring multiple warnings not to breach the ongoing naval blockade while attempting to sail toward Iran’s Kharg Island
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces have disabled the Curaçao-flagged tanker M/T Belma after the vessel ignored repeated warnings and continued toward Kharg Island, Iran's primary oil export terminal, in violation of the reimposed U.S. naval blockade.
According to CENTCOM, a U.S. aircraft rendered the vessel inoperable by firing AGM-114 "Hellfire" missiles into its smokestack, preventing it from reaching Iran.