The US military fires in the hinterland of the Persian Gulf, and the attack on oil tankers triggers an escalation of the "blockade war" in the Strait of Hormuz.

Chinatong Finance app learned that the US military conducted a strike on a very large oil tanker in the deep waters of the Persian Gulf, near the key crude oil export terminal of Iran. This is the first direct attack on a ship since the US resumed its blockade of Iranian shipping.