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The US military has fired missiles into a commercial tanker attempting to reach Iran. US Central Command said a military aircraft struck the smokestack of the unladen, Curaçao-flagged Belma after the vessel ignored repeated warnings while sailing through international waters towards Kharg Island, Iran’s principal crude export terminal. The tanker was disabled and is no …