US Military Fires on Ship Attempting to Break Iran Port Blockade in Gulf of Oman
The US military announced it fired on a ship in the Gulf of Oman that it claims was attempting to violate the blockade of Iranian ports. A US helicopter reportedly engaged the tanker with missiles to enforce the blockade.
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US Fires on Ship Breaking Iran Blockade: WSJ
The Wall Street Journal says US forces fired on Panama-flagged ship that tried to break through the American naval blockade of Iran. It happened Tuesday morning. Oil prices moved higher on the news. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Central Command says Panama-flagged vessel ‘ignored repeated warnings’ from American forces
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CENTCOM says helicopter fired at engine room of Panama-flagged Vela Nova as US-Iran diplomacy remains stalled.
Read full article →US military says it has fired on ship in Gulf of Oman to enforce blockade of Iranian ports
A US helicopter on Tuesday fired missiles into the engine room of a Panama-flagged cargo ship that attempted to break the American blockade of Iran’s ports, the United States military said. The US Navy MH-60 helicopter fired on and disabled the M/V Vela Nova “after the ship’s civilian crew ignored repeated warnings from American forces”, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on social media, adding that the vessel “is no longer transiting to Iran in violation of the US blockade”. It was initially...
By Associated Press
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It was not announced whether there were any injuries in the attack
By Bhargav Acharya
Read full article →US Hit Panama-Flagged Ship That Tried To Break Iranian Port Blockade: Report
There were no immediate reports of deaths from the incident, the report said, adding that the ship appeared to be trying to transfer its crew to another civilian vessel after the attack.
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The US military said it fired missiles at a Panama-flagged cargo ship trying to reach Iran, marking the third vessel stopped during the ongoing US blockade of Iranian ports.
Read full article →US forces disable cargo ship breaching Iran blockade
U.S. forces disabled the steering system of a Panamanian-flagged cargo vessel Tuesday after it allegedly attempted to breach Washington's naval blockade on Iran by sailing tow...
Read full article →US Fires On Ship Attempting To Break Iran Blockade, Amid Several Regional Maritime Attacks
US Fires On Ship Attempting To Break Iran Blockade, Amid Several Regional Maritime Attacks Despite what are clearly ongoing attacks on international vessels in regional waters, suddenly mediators are feeling optimism again, and decided to float another apparent round of pre-US market open headlines suggesting peace could return. Though there's as yet no evidence of this, the Pakistani Defense Minister has signaled that the US and Iran are close to some agreement and that the sit...
By Tyler Durden
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