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.
Smoke rises from the stern of a St. Kitts-flagged cargo vessel following what US Central Command says was a strike on Saturday to disable the vessel, which was trying to break the US blockade of Iran, at a location given as the Gulf of Oman, in this still image taken from video released November 7, 2026. US Central Command
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.
Central Command estimated that its naval blockade has prevented Iran from exporting more than $25 billion in crude oil.
US President Donald Trump has been threatening to carry out a new offensive against Iran. Tehran has threatened broad retaliation against Gulf infrastructure, putting countries in the region on edge.
Reporting by Noel Randewich
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Explosions were heard on Saturday on Iran's Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz and in the southern Iranian port of Jask, Iranian media reported, with the cause unclear.
After a months-long naval blockade on Iran, the US military is setting up a task force to bolster Washington's efforts to restrict Tehran's movement of advanced weapons systems and other sanctioned material across its land borders and the Caspian Sea.
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