FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin Tensions in the Gulf of Oman escalated this week after the United States carried out military strikes on two commercial tankers that U.S. officials said were violating a U.S.-imposed blockade on shipping to and from Iran. The blockade was imposed by the United States on April 13, 2026, following the broader Strait of Hormuz crisis and Iran’s restrictions on maritime traffic in the region. According to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), U.S. forces claim they have since disabled eight vessels deemed non-compliant, redirected 134 others, and allowed 42 humanitarian-support vessels to pass. RelatedNews Tanker strike off Oman leaves one crew dead and two missing Kuwait resumes spot fuel sales amid regional disruption var jnews_module_21375298_0_6a2a7a2e570a8 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21375298","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"2594,4346,2647,131","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image