U.S. Strike Disables Cargo Ship Trying to Break Iran Blockade

Gulf of Oman – A U.S. military aircraft fired precision munitions at the stern of a cargo ship that U.S. Central Command said was trying to violate the naval blockade against Iran.

Footage released by Central Command on Saturday, November 7, shows the vessel at sea in black-and-white aerial imagery before blasts erupt at its rear and smoke rises from the stern.

CENTCOM said the St. Kitts-flagged M/V Huda tried to leave regional waters after visiting an Iranian port, with its civilian crew ignoring repeated warnings. Forces directed the crew to abandon the targeted spaces before the strike disabled the ship.

Since July, enforcement actions have redirected 147 commercial vessels and disabled five merchant ships that refused to comply, CENTCOM said.