On May 30 local time, the U.S. Central Command issued a statement stating that on May 29, the U.S. military carried out blockade measures in the Gulf of Oman. During those operations, they targeted a Gambian ship that was attempting to navigate towards Iranian ports.
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The statement indicates that the U.S. military detected the cargo ship Lian Star in international waters, heading towards an Iranian port along the coast of the Oman Gulf. The U.S. military issued more than 20 warnings to the ship, informing it that its actions violated U.S. sanctions measures. After the crew failed to comply with the instructions, a U.S. military aircraft fired a Hellfire missile at the ships engine room, causing the ship to stop its journey toward Iran.
The U.S. Central Command stated that, while the ceasefire with Iran remains in effect, the U.S. forces have targeted 5 commercial vessels and diverted 116 other ships to carry out the blockade measures.
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