US military says it disabled cargo vessel in Gulf of Oman
CENTCOM said the crew ignored repeated warnings before U.S. aircraft used precision munitions to immobilize the vessel and enforce the maritime blockade.
- On Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, a U.S. military aircraft disabled the St. Kitts-flagged cargo vessel M/V Huda in the Gulf of Oman after U.S. Central Command said the ship ignored repeated warnings and attempted to breach the naval blockade against Iran.
- U.S. forces have enforced a naval blockade against Iran for months to curb exports; CENTCOM estimated this campaign has prevented the Iranian government from exporting more than $25 billion in crude oil.
- Precision munitions struck the vessel's stern after the crew ignored instructions to abandon targeted spaces, CENTCOM reported, as the ship had attempted to depart regional waters after visiting an Iranian port.
- Separately, Iranian state broadcaster IRIB reported explosions in Jask, Qeshm, Sirik, and Bandar Abbas, though the broadcaster noted it remained unclear whether sounds resulted from attack or enforcement actions in the Strait of Hormuz.
- The U.S. military announced Saturday it is launching a task force to intercept Tehran's movement of advanced weapons and sanctioned materials across land borders and through the Caspian Sea, expanding enforcement beyond the blockade.
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In the Gulf of Oman, the U.S. military fired a merchant ship that is said to have breached the US-maintenance sea blockade. Iran, meanwhile, reports that two freighters have set fire to the Strait of Hormus.
US strikes cargo ship for breaching Gulf of Oman blockade
United States Central Command (CENTCOM) forces have disabled a commercial cargo vessel in the Gulf of Oman using precision airstrikes after the ship's crew repeatedly ignored warnings and attempted to breach an active naval blockade against Iran, the US military confirmed in an official statement.
A US military aircraft has intercepted a commercial cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman, about 18 nautical miles east of Khor Fakkan in the United Arab Emirates. The incident was initially reported by the UK's Maritime Merchant Marine Operations (UKMTO), which did not name the ship or the country of the military. The US Central Command later said it was the M/V Huda, a St. Kitts and Nevis-flagged vessel that had visited an Iranian port. The US said t…
The United States fired upon a cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman on Saturday. The US military reported this on X. The crew of the M/V Huda, sailing under the flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis, attempted to circumvent the US naval blockade, the military stated. The crew also reportedly ignored warnings from the military. The ship was leaving an Iranian port at the time. The US has been blocking shipping traffic from the Gulf to Iran since April of this…
US disables cargo ship in Gulf of Oman, Iran reports explosions on Qeshm Island
US forces disabled a St Kitts-flagged cargo vessel in the Gulf of Oman after it allegedly ignored warnings and breached the naval blockade on Iran. The incident came amid reports of explosions in southern Iran and rising tensions near the Strait of Hormuz.
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