The US military’s Central Command said on Thursday that it struck an oil tanker in the waters just outside the Strait of Hormuz that was trying to break its blockade of Iranian ports.The military said Hellfire missiles were launched at the ship in the Gulf of Oman late on Wednesday, after its crew failed to comply with US orders, adding that the vessel was one of “nine non-compliant vessels” it had disabled since the blockade took effect.An accompanying video appeared to show an explosion after a strike on one of the ship’s compartments.The Guinea-Bissau-flagged tanker was the third vessel hit this week after two Palau-flagged ships were “disabled” earlier.