
F-35A 전투기 동원해 순찰 강화…상선 92척 항로 변경 조처
미 중부사령부가 이란을 겨냥한 해상 봉쇄 작전을 이어가며 F-35A 전투기를 동원해 순찰 중이라고 밝혔다. 미군은 현재까지 상선 92척의 항로를 변경시켰으며, 선박 3척을 무력화하고 2척에 대해 직접 승선 검색을 실시했다.
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미 중부사령부는 이란을 겨냥한 해상 봉쇄 조치를 지속적으로 집행하고 있음.
(카이로=연합뉴스) 김상훈 특파원 = 미군 중부사령부(CENTCOM)는 6일(현지시간) F-35A 스텔스 전투기 등을 동원해 이란을 겨냥한 해상 봉쇄 작전을 이어가고 있다고 밝혔다.
중부사령부는 소셜미디어 엑스(X)에 "미 중부사령부 소속 부대들이 대(對)이란 해상 봉쇄 조치를 계속 집행하고 있다. 미 공군 F-35A 스텔스 전투기가 해당 해역 상공을 순찰하고 있다"고 밝혔다.
미군은 해상 봉쇄 조치의 엄격한 이행을 위해 이날까지 총 92척의 상선에 대해 항로 변경(우회) 조처했다.
또 이 과정에서 선박 3척을 무력화(운항 정지)했으며, 2척에 대해서는 미군이 직접 승선해 검색을 실시했다고 사령부 측은 덧붙였다.

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