Conflict & Security
US CENTCOM disables cargo ship attempting to breach Iran naval blockade
October 11, 2026 at 01:55 AM · Updated 5d ago
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3 reports · 2 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 3 hours
AJAl Jazeera English
US forces disable ship ‘attempting to run’ Iran blockade in Gulf of Oman
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MAMasrawy
"سنتكوم": قصفنا سفينة شحن حاولت اختراق الحصار البحري المفروض على إيران
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SNSky News Arabia
بالفيديو.. "سنتكوم" تقصف سفينة حاولت اختراق حصار إيران
(opens the publisher’s site)US Central Command has disabled a commercial cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman that tried to circumvent the naval blockade imposed on Iran.
- CENTCOM announced its forces targeted the Panama-registered MV Ocean Mullica after its crew ignored repeated warnings to stop.
- A US fighter jet struck the ship's stern with precision munitions, disabling its propulsion system without harming the crew, CENTCOM said.
- The ship was attempting to cross territorial waters after departing an Iranian port, CENTCOM stated.
- US forces said three months of enforcement have disabled four commercial ships, redirected 135, and destroyed ten tankers linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guard.
- CENTCOM said the strike occurred on Saturday, fully disabling the vessel's propulsion without harming its crew.