India has banned ship owners, operators, and recruitment agencies from sending Indian seafarers on voyages that pass through the Strait of Hormuz amid renewed fighting in the region.

The US Central Command said in a post on X platform on Wednesday that the US military disabled an empty oil tanker that was trying to sail towards an Iranian port.

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It added, "The commercial vessel ignored multiple warnings while attempting to violate the US blockade... A US aircraft disabled the ship after firing Hellfire missiles at its smokestack. The ship is no longer heading towards Iran."