US military says it disabled cargo vessel in Gulf of Oman

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US Central Command says an American military aircraft disabled a St. Kitts-flagged commercial vessel in the Gulf of Oman after it allegedly tried to breach the US blockade of Iran. The vessel had visited an Iranian port, and US forces reportedly fired precision munitions at its stern.

Nov 7 (Reuters) - An American military aircraft fired on and disabled a commercial vessel that tried to break the US blockade of Iran on Saturday, US Central Command said. The St. Kitts-flagged cargo vessel tried to depart regional waters after visiting an Iranian port, and a US plane fired precision munitions at its stern after US forces directed the crew to abandon targeted spaces,Central Command said.