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US strikes vessel accused of breaching Iran blockade, CENTCOM claims
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- The St. Kitts-flagged vessel had visited an Iranian port.
- CENTCOM said the crew ignored repeated warnings and attempted to breach the naval blockade multiple times.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) said its forces disabled a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Oman on Nov. 7 after its civilian crew repeatedly ignored warnings and attempted to breach the US naval blockade against Iran.
According to CENTCOM, the St. Kitts-flagged cargo ship, M/V Huda, was attempting to leave regional waters after visiting an Iranian port. US forces issued repeated warnings and instructed the crew to abandon targeted areas of the vessel before a US military aircraft fired precision munitions at its stern, disabling the ship.
CENTCOM said the action followed multiple attempts by the vessel to violate the blockade.
The incident comes as Washington continues to enforce a naval blockade on Iranian ports amid the months-long conflict between the United States and Iran, which began on Feb. 28 with US and 'Israeli' strikes on Iranian targets. Tehran responded with attacks on 'Israel' and Gulf countries hosting US military bases, while the conflict also spread to Lebanon and Yemen.
The US blockade, initially imposed on April 13 and reinstated on July 14 after a temporary suspension, targets maritime traffic entering or leaving Iranian ports and coastal areas. CENTCOM has stressed that the restrictions apply to vessels of all nationalities, while ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports are not supposed to be impeded.
CENTCOM forces disabled a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Oman, Nov. 7, after the ship’s civilian crew ignored repeated warnings and attempted to violate the naval blockade against Iran multiple times. A U.S. military aircraft fired precision munitions at the stern of St. Kitts-flagged M/V Huda, disabling the ship after CENTCOM forces directed the crew to abandon targeted spaces. The cargo vessel tried to depart regional waters after visiting an Iranian port. Read the full release online: https://t.co/5wW1LqN1oW
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) November 7, 2026
