The U.S. Central Command said on the 8th (local time) that it disabled two oil tankers attempting to break a maritime blockade against Iran. The command said on social media that it fired precision-guided missiles at the exhaust stacks of the two tankers. The tankers were not carrying oil.
The United States and Iran are officially in a cease-fire, but small-scale armed clashes are taking place. U.S. Central Command said the previous day that three U.S. destroyers struck after Iranian forces fired missiles and drones and dispatched small boats as they passed through the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian forces claimed the United States violated the cease-fire and that they attacked the U.S. warships in retaliation.
The United States and Iran are continuing negotiations for an end to the war. U.S. President Donald Trump said the deal was making progress and temporarily suspended on the 5th the "Project Freedom," which guides the escape of merchant ships trapped in the Strait of Hormuz.