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US forces strike Panamanian vessel in Gulf of Oman over alleged breach of blockade on Iran — report

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American forces fired at a Panama-flagged ship in the Gulf of Oman that was reportedly attempting to bypass the US embargo on Iranian ports, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing a US official with knowledge of the matter.

US Central Command troops fired a missile from a helicopter at the rudder of the Vela Nova, a Panamanian-flagged container ship, earlier on Tuesday morning.

The US official told the WSJ that the ship's crew was transferred to another vessel after the attack. No casualties or injuries have been reported at this time, and all of the ship's crew members were accounted for.

Maritime security firm Vanguard claimed that the US missile "struck the vessel, causing a fire that was subsequently extinguished."