US forces disable ship ‘attempting to run’ Iran blockade in Gulf of Oman

US military jet strikes stern of commercial cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman ‘without harming the crew’, CENTCOM says.Published On 11 Oct 202611 Oct 2026United States forces have disabled a commercial cargo vessel in the Gulf of Oman after its crew “ignored repeated warnings and attempted to run the ongoing naval blockade against Iran”, according to US Central Command (CENTCOM).A US military fighter jet struck the stern of the Panama-flagged M/V Ocean Molica, also known as the Arika Sun, with a precision munition on Saturday, “fully disabling the ship’s propulsion without harming the crew”, CENTCOM said in a statement. The vessel was attempting to transit regional waters after “having previously departed an Iranian port”.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Twelve killed, more than 300 injured in Riyadh airport attacklist 2 of 3Man dies after entering tiger enclosure at England wildlife parklist 3 of 3Trump ‘may’ join Saudi strikes on Houthis after Riyadh airport attackend of listCENTCOM said its forces resumed their blockade against all ships “entering or departing Iranian ports on July 14”, disabling four commercial vessels and turning around 135 ships during “three months...