The Latest: US military fires on Iranian-flagged oil tanker as Trump presses for deal to end war

NewsWorldEuropeThe Latest: US military fires on Iranian-flagged oil tanker as Trump presses for deal to end warA 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 saidThe Associated Press Wednesday 06 May 2026 19:04 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b70f88f5aeef24e3c3e139c52f79c6fe","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/strait-of-hormuz-howard-lutnick-benjamin-netanyahu-trump-jeffrey-epstein-b2971771.html","title":"The Latest: US military fires on Iranian-flagged oil tanker as Trump presses for deal to end war"}}The Latest: US military fires on Iranian-flagged oil tanker as Trump presses for deal to end warShow all 3{"adUnitPath":"71347885/_main_independent/gallery","className":"","title":"The Latest: US military fires on Iranian-flagged oil tanker as Trump presses for deal to end war","gallery":[{"data":{"title":"APTOPIX Trump","description":"Secretary of State Marco Rubio leaves the room after speaking to the media in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)","caption":"APTOPIX Trump","copyright":"Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.","credit":"ASSOCIATED PRESS","alt":null,"url":"https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/05/06/19/APTOPIX_Trump_5485_.jpg","id":"84e15a10fb36451a980ddc1a0de9871c","mid":6658875,"uid":0,"smartframe":null,"extra":{"imageSize":{"width":5885,"height":3935}}},"type":"image"},{"data":{"title":"Epstein Congress Lutnick","description":"FILE - Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick attends an event on health care affordability in the Oval Office at the White House, April 23, 2026, in Washington. (A...