US military says it fired on commercial vessel in Gulf of Oman after it attempted to breach blockade
JERUSALEM (AP) — US Central Command said late Saturday it disabled a St. Kitts-flagged ship after it ignored multiple warnings and attempted to leave the region after visiting an Iranian port. US forces have been enforcing a naval blockade on Iran for months in and around the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial strategic waterway for global shipping, including of oil. The last confirmed US strike on a cargo vessel was nearly a month ago in the Gulf of Oman. Saturday’s disclosure comes in the wake of at
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[Claude] Reports 2 and 3 both describe the same US disabling of a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Oman after it tried to breach the Iran blockade, with no conflicting facts.
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