2nd LD Writethru: U.S. forces strike 2 more Iranian-flagged unladen oil tankers

WASHINGTON, May 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S. forces on Friday struck and disabled two more Iranian-flagged unladen oil tankers before they entered an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman amid rising tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said.

CENTCOM "enforced blockade measures against two Iranian-flagged unladen oil tankers attempting to pull into an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman," the comma