Smoke rises from the stern of a St. Kitts-flagged cargo vessel following what US Central Command says was a strike on Saturday to disable the vessel, which was trying to break the US blockade of Iran, at a location given as the Gulf of Oman
7, after the ship’s civilian crew ignored repeated warnings and attempted to violate the naval blockade against Iran multiple times. The latest maritime incident comes days after US President Donald Trump confirmed that American forces had carried out fresh, limited strikes against Iran.
Centcom said the vessel was disabled after it failed to comply with multiple warnings. The cargo vessel tried to depart regional waters after visiting an Iranian port,” it said. Iran’s military also said late Saturday that two tankers had struck mines in the Strait of Hormuz area and caught fire.
The US military has been enforcing a naval blockade on Iranian ports for months, including in waters around the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for global oil shipments. “CENTCOM forces disabled a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Oman, Nov. 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. It did not identify the vessels’ flags or destinations.
However, according to the IAEA, Tehran has 440.9 kg of uranium enriched to 60% purity. This is a relatively short technical step away from the 90% enrichment level generally considered weapons-grade. Central Command ultimately didn’t comment on the action even after the strikes were confirmed by Trump.
Regional officials said the proposal envisages a two-day arrangement involving confidence-building measures by both sides. Once these measures are implemented, Washington and Tehran would begin broader negotiations on Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium and other aspects of its nuclear programme, the officials said. Central Command said late Saturday it disabled a St. President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. military had carried out new limited strikes against Iran, targeting an Iranian air defense system. Earlier reporting noted: For weeks now, Trump has said he was considering launching a new wave of strikes on Iran after the U.S. midterm elections.
On the first day, the US would lift its naval blockade of Iranian ports and release some of the billions of dollars in Iranian assets frozen under sanctions. Iran has consistently maintained that its nuclear programme is intended for peaceful purposes. There is no civilian energy application for uranium enriched to such high levels. Kitts-flagged ship after it ignored multiple warnings and attempted to leave the region after visiting an Iranian port. Trump described the military action to reporters as “minor. U.S. The Middle East and beyond have been on edge about the prospects of the U.S. resuming full-scale operations against Iran for the first time in almost two months.
Earlier reporting noted: US military fires on commercial vessel in Gulf of Oman after it attempts to breach Iran blockade U.S. Earlier reporting noted: U.S. Two Middle Eastern government officials said on Friday that Iran was reviewing proposals presented by Qatar, the chief mediator, to address differences with Washington over Tehran’s nuclear programme.