CENTCOM said on June 2 US forces in the Arabian Gulf took action against a tanker bound for Iran’s Kharg Island, rendering it dead in the water. The Botswana-flagged tanker "Lexie" had ignored US warnings and orders multiple times within 24 hours and failed to comply with blockade measures, CENTCOM said. A US aircraft fired a Hellfire missile into the vessel’s engine room, causing loss of propulsion. CENTCOM said that since April 13, as part of measures to block maritime traffic to and from Iran

CENTCOM said on June 2 US forces in the Arabian Gulf took action against a tanker bound for Iran’s Kharg Island, rendering it dead in the water. The Botswana-flagged tanker "Lexie" had ignored US warnings and orders multiple times within 24 hours and failed to comply with blockade measures, CENTCOM said. A US aircraft fired a Hellfire missile into the vessel’s engine room, causing loss of propulsion. CENTCOM said that since April 13, as part of measures to block maritime traffic to and from Iranian ports, US forces have disabled six commercial vessels and diverted 122 ships. A US-Iran ceasefire remains in place.