US military says it disabled cargo vessel in Gulf of Oman
CENTCOM said repeated warnings were ignored before a U.S. aircraft struck the ship’s stern and disabled it, part of an enforcement campaign that has stopped five vessels.
- 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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The US military claims to have disabled a cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman on Saturday. According to the US military command CENTCOM, the crew ignored repeated warnings and the ship attempted to break the naval blockade against Iran on multiple occasions.
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