Published • loading... • Updated
US says it disables another commercial ship trying to breach blockade and reach Iran
- On Saturday, the U.S. military disabled the Gambia-flagged bulk carrier Lian Star in the Gulf of Oman after it ignored multiple warnings while attempting to breach the American blockade of Iranian ports.
- The American blockade began April 17 following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz after the war started with American and Israeli strikes on Feb. 28, with a fragile ceasefire holding since April 7.
- U.S. aircraft disabled the vessel, which remains adrift in the Gulf of Oman without American forces boarding it; this marks the sixth ship stopped attempting to breach the blockade.
- Events in the Strait of Hormuz have stranded supplies of oil and gas, increasing strain on consumers and food producers, while pro-government Iranian demonstrators gathered in Tehran on Friday waving portraits of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
- President Donald Trump met with advisers on Friday to discuss extending the fragile ceasefire by 60 days and reopening the Strait, though he has yet to decide whether to finalize the deal.
Insights by Ground AI
59 Articles
59 Articles
US Says it Disabled Another Commercial Ship Trying to Breach Blockade ...
·Washington, United States
Read Full Article
US stops Gambia-flagged cargo vessel trying to breach Hormuz blockade
According to the official, US aircraft disabled the vessel in the Gulf of Oman. The ship remains adrift in the area, although US forces have not boarded it. With this latest action, the US military has now stopped six ships from breaching the blockade
·India
Read Full ArticleCoverage Details
Total News Sources59
Leaning Left21Leaning Right7Center22Last UpdatedBias Distribution44% Center
Bias Distribution
- 44% of the sources are Center
44% Center
L 42%
C 44%
14%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
