WASHINGTON: The US military stopped a merchant vessel trying to break through its blockade of Iranian ports by firing a missile into its engine room, the US Central Command said on Saturday. The Gambia-flagged cargo ship Lian Star ignored more than 20 warnings from US forces overnight as it tried to enter an Iranian port, the military said. The ship remained adrift in the Gulf of Oman and US forces have not boarded it, said a US official with knowledge of the situation, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss military operations.

The U.S. military has stopped another commercial vessel trying to break through the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military has stopped another merchant vessel trying to break through the American blockade of Iranian ports, a U.S. official with knowledge of the…

The US military on Saturday stopped another vessel in the Gulf of Oman allegedly attempting to break through the American blockade of Iranian ports, AP reported, citing officials.