India, May 6 -- The United States Central Command on Wednesday said it had "disabled" an Iran-flagged oil tanker which was attempting to sail towards an Iranian port.

"US forces operating in the Gulf of Oman enforced blockade measures by disabling an Iranian-flagged unladen oil tanker attempting to sail toward an Iranian port at 9 am ET, May 6," the US CENTCOM said in a statement. The vessel was disabled by firing from a US warplane which was launched by American aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.

The Iranian-flagged oil tanker M/T Hasna, which was reportedly "unladed", was observed by the American forces as it was transiting international waters. According to the US CENTCOM, the vessel was "enroute to an Iranian port on the Gulf of ...