U.S. forces disabled a commercial vessel attempting to reach an Iranian port after its crew ignored more than 20 warnings, according to a statement posted Saturday by U.S. Central Command on X.
CENTCOM said the Gambia-flagged M/V Lian Star was transiting international waters in the Gulf of Oman toward an Iranian port on May 29 when U.S. forces warned the vessel that it was violating the U.S. blockade.
After the crew failed to comply, a U.S. aircraft fired a Hellfire missile into the ship's engine room, disabling the vessel and preventing it from continuing its voyage, CENTCOM said.
"The ship is no longer transiting to Iran," CENTCOM said.
The military added that U.S. forces have now disabled five commercial vessels and redirected 116 others while enforcing the blockade as a ceasefire with Iran remains in effect.
Posted by Brittany Miller
