US military fires on Panama-flagged cargo vessel in Gulf of Oman amid Iran blockade
The United States military says it fired on a Panama-flagged cargo vessel in the Gulf of Oman after it allegedly tried to sail toward an Iranian port in breach of a US blockade. The ship, identified by CENTCOM as the Vela Nova, was struck on Tuesday in an operation that the command said disabled its steering gear. The incident adds a new maritime flashpoint to already strained US-Iran relations.CENTCOM said a Navy helicopter fired two Hellfire missiles at the vessel's engine room after repeated warnings were ignored. In its statement, the command said the ship had attempted to transit the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 11 Aug 2026 21:30 LONDON
Sponsored
