US-Iran Tensions Escalate: Tanker Seizures and Naval Blockades in the Gulf of Oman
The maritime conflict between the United States and Iran intensified on Friday, May 8, 2026, as U.S. Fighter jets disabled two Iranian-flagged oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman. The strikes, conducted to enforce a naval blockade, occurred almost simultaneously with a retaliatory move by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which claimed to have … Read more