US Forces Strike Cargo Ship Violating Iranian Blockade in Gulf of Oman

The US military executed a kinetic strike disabling the Gambia-flagged cargo vessel Lian Star in the Gulf of Oman after it repeatedly attempted to breach the US-led maritime blockade on Iran. US Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed the incident occurred on May 29, noting the vessel ignored multiple warnings before an American aircraft fired an AGM-114 Hellfire missile directly into its engine room, leaving the ship adrift.