US Military Says It Disabled Cargo Vessel In Gulf Of Oman

Smoke rises from a burning vessel, following what the US Central Command said was a strike on an Iranian-affiliated dhow, at a location given as the Gulf of Oman, in this still image taken from a handout video released October 14, 2026. US Central Command/Handout via REUTERS

Nov 7 (Reuters) – An American military aircraft fired on and disabled a commercial vessel that tried to break the US blockade of Iran on Saturday, US Central Command said.

The St. Kitts-flagged cargo vessel tried to depart regional waters after visiting an Iranian port, and a US plane fired precision munitions at its stern after US forces directed the crew to abandon targeted spaces, Central Command said.

Building on a months-long naval blockade on Iran, the US military ?also said on Saturday it is launching a task force to crack down on Tehran’s movement of advanced weapons and other sanctioned material over its land borders and through the Caspian Sea.

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