US military says it fired on commercial vessel in Gulf of Oman after it attempted to breach blockade

U.S. Central Command says it has disabled a St. Kitts-flagged ship after it ignored warnings and tried to leave the region following a visit to an Iranian port. U.S. forces have been enforcing a naval blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping r…

JERUSALEM (AP) U.S. Central Command said late Saturday it disabled a St. Kitts-flagged ship after it ignored multiple warnings and attempted to leave the region after visiting an Iranian port. U.S. …

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