US fires missile at Iran-bound tanker amid Hormuz blockade

The US says it struck and disabled the Botswana-flagged M/T Lexie with a Hellfire missile after the crew ignored warnings while transiting toward Iran as part of the Strait of Hormuz blockade; Centcom released footage of the strike, and noted that six vessels have been disabled and 122 redirected since the blockade began on April 13; Iran has not commented, and Botswana’s government was contacted for comment.