US forces disable vessel in Gulf of Oman after crew ignores warnings

US forces disabled a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Oman on Saturday after its crew ignored repeated warnings and attempted to violate the naval blockade of Iran, according to US Central Command. A US aircraft fired precision munitions at the stern of the St. Kitts-flagged M/V Huda, which had visited an Iranian port and tried to depart regional waters. Since July, US forces have redirected 147 compliant vessels and disabled five that refused, while also destroying 10 Iranian oil tankers linked to the Revolutionary Guards. The UKMTO reported the incident near Khor Fakkan, UAE, and the UAE National Guard rescued 22 people. Separately, Iran's Revolutionary Guards claimed two tankers struck mines near the Strait of Hormuz after using an unauthorised route, warning that ships cooperating with US forces would face similar consequences.