US fires missile at tanker attempting to reach Iran amid strait of Hormuz standoff

US forces fired a Hellfire missile to disable a tanker attempting to break through the American blockade and reach Iran , amid an enduring standoff in the strait of Hormuz and stalling efforts by Washington to secure a new ceasefire agreement with Tehran. The US military’s Central Command (Centcom) said its aircraft disabled the engine room of the unladen Botswana-flagged M/T Lexie on Tuesday as it passed through international waters toward Kharg Island, north of the strait near Kuwait, after …