An American fighter jet shot out the rudder of the tanker in the Gulf of Oman as it tried to breach the U.S. military's blockade of Iran's ports, U.S. Central Command said in a social media post.

A U.S. fighter jet on Wednesday fired on an Iranian oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman as it tried to breach the U.S. blockade of Iran’s ports, the U.S. military said. The attack occurred as Iran and the U.

U.S. Central Command says American forces fired on and disabled an Iranian-flagged tanker near the Strait of Hormuz this morning.

The U.S. military targeted an Iranian oil tanker as President Trump pushes for a deal with Tehran to end the war, raising tensions amid ongoing ceasefire discussions.

The U.S. military disabled an Iranian-flagged unladen oil tanker on Wednesday morning that attempted to breach the U.S. naval blockade, as Washington and Tehran have seemingly made progress in potentially ending the conflict.

Ret. Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery discusses the U.S. Navy disabling an Iranian-flagged tanker in the Gulf of Oman on ‘America Reports.’

Trump reiterated that Iran ‘cannot have a nuclear weapon’ as both sides combined military pressure with diplomatic efforts to end deadlock.

The US military has said it attacked an Iranian-flagged vessel in the Gulf of Oman, claiming it tried to breach the blockade of Iran's coast. US Central Command said an American fighter jet shot out the rudder of the Iran-flagged oil tanker after it was issued multiple warnings to stop.