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US fires missile into ship trying to breach blockade to reach Iran
Key takeaways
- The Gambia-flagged cargo ship Lian Star is no longer transiting to Iran.
- The US military has fired a missile into the engine room of a merchant vessel trying to break through its blockade of Iranian ports, the Central Command says.
- The ship remains adrift in the Gulf of Oman and US forces have not boarded it, a US official with knowledge of the situation says, speaking on condition of anonymity.
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The Gambia-flagged cargo ship Lian Star is no longer transiting to Iran. (Supplied: Marine Traffic/Kenro Oshita)
The US military has fired a missile into the engine room of a merchant vessel trying to break through its blockade of Iranian ports, the Central Command says.
The ship remains adrift in the Gulf of Oman and US forces have not boarded it, a US official with knowledge of the situation says, speaking on condition of anonymity.
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