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U.S. strikes freighter in Gulf of Oman attempting to breach Iran blockade
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said a U.S. military aircraft carried out a high-precision strike on the stern of the Saint Kitts and Nevis-flagged freighter M/V Huda, which had repeatedly attempted to breach Iran’s maritime blockade.
U.S. military aircraft disabled a merchant vessel in the Gulf of Oman on Saturday after it attempted to breach Iran’s maritime blockade. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the operation.
According to the command, the Saint Kitts and Nevis-flagged freighter M/V Huda entered an Iranian port and then repeatedly attempted to leave the region’s waters while circumventing the blockade. The crew ignored repeated warnings, after which a U.S. military aircraft fired high-precision munitions at the vessel’s stern. Before the strike, the crew was ordered to leave the compartments that were to be targeted. CENTCOM released video of the operation.
Since July, 147 merchant vessels have complied with the demands and changed course, while five vessels that refused to do so were disabled, according to CENTCOM. The command also announced that day the creation of the Iron Gate task force, which is intended to block arms and sanctioned goods from being transported across Iran’s land borders and the Caspian Sea.
Tensions in the region remained high overnight. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said two oil tankers traveling along an unauthorized route hit mines in the Strait of Hormuz. The UAE National Guard said it had rescued 22 crew members from a cargo vessel that caught fire in the Gulf of Oman.
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