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U.S. warplane disables cargo ship trying to run Iran blockade
U.S. Central Command said an American military aircraft fired precision munitions at the St. Kitts-flagged M/V Huda in the Gulf of Oman after its crew ignored repeated warnings and tried to break the naval blockade on Iran.
The U.S. military disabled a commercial cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman on Saturday after it tried several times to slip through the naval blockade on Iran, U.S. Central Command said.
According to CENTCOM, the St. Kitts-flagged M/V Huda had visited an Iranian port and was attempting to leave regional waters. After the civilian crew ignored repeated warnings, a U.S. military aircraft fired precision munitions at the ship's stern. CENTCOM said its forces first told the crew to leave the areas that would be targeted. The command released video of the strike.
CENTCOM said enforcement of the blockade since July has led 147 commercial vessels to turn back, while five merchant ships that refused to comply have been disabled. Earlier on Saturday, Adm. Brad Cooper ordered the creation of Task Force Iron Gate, a Tampa-based unit meant to stop weapons, dual-use technology and sanctioned goods from crossing Iran's land borders and the Caspian Sea.
Tensions in the region continued overnight. Iran's Revolutionary Guard said two oil tankers struck sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz while using an unauthorized route, and the UAE National Guard said it rescued all 22 crew members of a cargo ship that caught fire in the Gulf of Oman.
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